turaki

See also: türakï

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki. Cognates include Hawaiian kulaʻi, Tahitian turaʻi and Tongan tulaki.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tu.ra.ki/, [tʉ.ɾɐ.ki]

Verb

turaki (passive turakina)

  1. to push over; to overthrow; to oppose
  • tūrakitanga

References
  • “turaki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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