tukutuku

English

Noun

tukutuku (countable and uncountable, plural tukutukus or tukutuku)

  1. ornamental latticework used among the Māori people to decorate meeting-houses

Māori

Etymology

Reduplication of tuku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtukutuku/ [ˈtʉkʉtʉkʉ]

Verb

tukutuku (passive tukutukua or tukutukuna)

  1. to let go, down
  2. to get down
  3. to send
  4. to decorate with lattice-work

Usage notes

Passive suffixes not used with sense 4.

Noun

tukutuku

  1. ornamental lattice-work
  2. grid

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Rayón Zoque

Noun

tukutuku

  1. long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)

References

  • Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984), Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 37
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