tiki

See also: Tiki

English
Modern male tiki, located at the entry of the Papuakeikaha arboretum, island of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tiki.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiːkiː/
  • Rhymes: -iːkiː

Noun

tiki (plural tikis)

  1. Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ki

Noun

tiki

  1. the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
  2. (by extension) a gecko; any lizard of the family Gekkonidae

Chuukese

Verb

tiki

  1. (transitive) to poke, to press
  2. to put a dot on

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tikˈkiʔ/, /tikˈkɛʔ/

Noun

tiki

  1. common house gecko

Maori

Noun

tiki

  1. Figurine.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch een tikje.

Pronoun

tiki

  1. few
  2. a bit

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English stick.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈti.ki/

Noun

tiki

  1. stick, rod

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English tickey.

Noun

tíki class 1a (plural bótíki class 2a)

  1. tickey

Inflection

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