mo'ai

See also: moai, Moai, moái, and mò'āi

Rapa Nui

FWOTD – 21 October 2012

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.ʔai/

Noun

mo'ai

  1. Statue, statuette (especially one of the large stone statues on Easter Island).
    • 1995, Veronica de Feu, Rapanui: A Descriptive Grammar‎[1], page 153:
      Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ...
      I have seen a big statue.
      Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: moai
  • German: Moai
  • Portuguese: moai
  • Spanish: moái

See also

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