makinikini

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *makinikini, from *makini (“pinching, stinging”), from *kinit (“to pinch, sting”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kinit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makinikini/

Noun

makinikini

1. mosquito

Further reading

• Ross, Malcolm D. (2011) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 4, Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)