hēki
Maori
editNoun
edithēki
- egg
- Titiro ki te hēki rakiraki, pīpipi rānei, kuihi rānei, e hoatu ana kia pēhia e te heihei. ― Look at a duck's egg, or the egg of a brown creeper or a goose, given to a hen to sit on.
References
edit- "egg" in Māori Dictionary, 1998–present
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *taqe-ki. Cognates include Tuvaluan heki and Samoan le'i.
Pronunciation
editParticle
edithēki
- Negates a non-stative verb; not
See also
editReferences
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 308