moko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moko"

English

Etymology 1

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Māori mokobor.

English moko

Borrowed from Māori moko.

Noun

moko (plural mokos)

1. (New Zealand) A traditional Maori tattoo (image made in the skin), traditionally done with chisels; also, such an image used as a personal sign or signature. [from 19th c.]
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 373:

     No calligraphist could have drawn the moko so perfectly in the short time the fingers execute it.

   • 2014, Peter Wells, Journey to a Hanging:

     He decides to overtrace the moko on Te Rau's face.

Etymology 2

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Māori mokopunabor.

English moko

Borrowed from Māori mokopuna.

Noun

moko (plural mokos)

1. (New Zealand) A grandchild, or any younger child.

See also

• moko jumbie

Anagrams

• Mook, mook

Akan

Noun

moko

1. A spice in Ghana.

Bangala

Numeral

moko

1. one

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

Numeral

moko

1. one

Basque

Pronunciation

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Noun

moko inan

1. beak

Esperanto

Etymology

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English mockbor.

Esperanto moki

Esperanto -o

Esperanto moko

From moki + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoko/

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• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: mo‧ko

Noun

moko (accusative singular mokon, plural mokoj, accusative plural mokojn)

1. ridicule
   • 1927, Edmond Privat, Historio de la lingvo esperanto:

     Antaŭvidante nur mokojn kaj persekutojn, mi decidis kaŝi antaŭ ĉiuj mian laboron.

     Expecting only ridicule and persecution, I decided to conceal from everyone my work.

   • 2007, Jorge Camacho, Beletra Almanako 1 (BA1 - Literaturo en Esperanto), Mondial, →ISBN, page 169:

     Svarmas la kritikoj kaj la mokoj al la supozata strangeco de la esperantistoj, eĉ, kio estas des pli surpriza, fare de la esperantistoj mem.

     The criticisms and the mockeries swarm towards the presumed strangeness of the esperantists, even, as is all the more surprising, from the esperantists themselves.

   • 1982, Peter G. Forster, The Esperanto Movement, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 381:

     Kaj nin ne timigas la noktaj fantomoj / Nek batoj de l'sorto, nek mokoj de l'homoj / Ĉar klara kaj rekta kaj tre difinita / Ĝi estas, la voj' elektita.

     And we are not frightened by the nocturnal phantoms / Nor the beatings of fate, nor the mockery of humans / For clear, straight and well-defined / Is the chosen route.

Further reading

• “moko”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “moko”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Māori moko, Hawaiian moʻo)

Noun

moko

1. gecko, lizard

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “moko”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[3], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 173

Gilbertese

Noun

moko

1. smoke

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (“to strike with a fist”) (compare with Tahitian moto, Māori moto)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ko/

Noun

moko

1. pugilism, boxing (traditional and modern)

   Synonym: kuʻi

See also

• mokomoko

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmoko/ [ˈmo.ko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: mo‧ko

Etymology 1

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

moko (plural moko-moko)

1. (music) a bronze kettledrums from Alor Island, Indonesia

Etymology 2

Noun

moko (plural moko-moko)

1. syllabic abbreviation of mobil toko (literally “shop car”)

Further reading

• “moko”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi moko.

Numeral

moko

1. one

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ˈmoːkoː]
• Rhymes: -oːkoː
• Syllabification: mó‧ko

Verb

móko

1. third-person singular/plural present of mokyti

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoko/ [ˈmɔkɔ]

Etymology 1

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Noun

moko

1. Polynesian tattoo

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Hawaiian moʻo) from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)

Noun

moko

1. lizard, gecko

Derived terms

• mokomoko
• mokonui
• mokopeke

Mongo

Numeral

moko

1. one

Slovene

Noun

moko

1. accusative/instrumental singular of moka

Tocharian B

Adjective

moko

1. old (said of people), elderly, aged

Antonyms

• maiwe

Noun

moko

1. elder

Tokelauan

Te moko.

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moko. Cognates include Hawaiian moʻo and Samoan moʻo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmo.ko]
• Hyphenation: mo‧ko

Noun

moko

1. gecko

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 238

Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.ko/

Noun

moko

1. lizard, gecko

Yanomam

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomamö moko.

Noun

moko (unclassified holonym; singulative moko a, dual moko kipë, plural moko pë)

1. girl

References

• Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[5], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115

Yanomamö

Etymology

Cognate to Yanomam moko.

Noun

moko

1. girl, young woman (after puberty), adolescent

References

• Lizot, Jacques (2004), Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎^[6] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN