Etymology
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From Proto-Polynesian *matikuku.
matikuku
- nail, hoof
- claw, talon
2021, “Hatupatu”, performed by Alien Weaponry:Matikuku aneane, ka hopu ki ahau (Ki ahau!)- Sharp claws snatch at me (At me!)
References
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- “matikuku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.