kuīni

Māori

Etymology

Borrowed from English queen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈiːni/ [kʉˈiːni]

Noun

kuīni

  1. queen (monarch)
  2. (chess) queen

Derived terms

  • kuīni whakarākei (“drag queen”)

Verb

kuīni (passive kuīnitia)

  1. to reign

Further reading

  • “kuīni” 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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