moʻo

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See also: moo, Moo, MOO, Moʻo, móo, móó, and möö

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Maori moko)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)[2][3]

Noun[edit]

moʻo

  1. lizard, dragon, serpent

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “moʻo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 253-4
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1
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