turaki
See also: türakï
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki. Cognates include Hawaiian kulaʻi, Tahitian turaʻi and Tongan tulaki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tu.ra.ki/, [tʉ.ɾɐ.ki]
Verb
turaki (passive turakina)
- to push over; to overthrow; to oppose
Related terms
- tūrakitanga
References
- “turaki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.