matikuku

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matikuku.

Verb

matikuku

  1. nail, hoof
  2. claw, talon
    • 2021, “Hatupatu”, performed by Alien Weaponry:
      Matikuku aneane, ka hopu ki ahau (Ki ahau!)
      Sharp claws snatch at me (At me!)

References
  • “matikuku” 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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