kīkī

See also: kiki, Kiki, and ki-ki

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Reduplication of kī (“to shoot”)Category:Hawaiian reduplications#KIKI.

Verb

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  1. (firearmsCategory:haw:Firearms#KIKI) to shoot
  2. to spout
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *tii-tii "species of seabird". Cognate with Māori tītī (“muttonbird”).

Noun

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  1. A bird resembling the plover.

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “kīkī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN
  • kīkī in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
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