tokotoko
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Japanese
Romanization
tokotoko
Maori
Etymology
Reduplication of toko (see Hawaiian koʻokoʻo) fron Proto-Polynesian *toko (compare with Samoan toʻo, Hawaiian koʻo)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *tokon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən (“bamboo punting pole, to press downward”) (compare with Malay tekan, Tagalog tikin).
Noun
tokotoko
Verb
tokotoko
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References
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- Japanese non-lemma forms
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- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori lemmas
- Maori nouns
- Maori verbs