moai

See also: Moai, moái, mo'ai, and mò'āi

English
Three moai.

Etymology

Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/
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Noun

moai (plural moai or moais)

  1. One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

Translations

See also
  • ahu (the stone platform of the moai)

Anagrams

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monōj.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmoɑ̯j/

Pronoun

moai

  1. we (two)

Inflection
Inflection of moai (irregular)
Nominative moai
Genitive munˈno
Nominative moai
Genitive munˈno
Accusative munˈno
Illative munˈnuide
Locative munˈnos
Comitative munˈnuin
Essive munˈnon

See also
Personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person mun moai mii
2nd person don doai dii
3rd person son soai sii

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

moai m (plural moais)

  1. moai (type of stone statue on Easter Island)

Spanish

Noun

moai m (plural moais)

  1. moai
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