kopiti
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kopi-ti (“to be narrow”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻōpiki (“trap”) and Maori kopiti (“to be closed”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkopiti
Usage notes
edit- Kopiti is only used to refer to the inner part of a corner, e.g. of a building or room. For the outer part of a corner, the term tulimanu is used.
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 167