tiketike

Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of tike, from Proto-Polynesian *tike (“high, lofty”).

Verb

tiketike(stative)

  1. to be high, to be lofty
  2. to be important

Noun

tiketike

  1. height
  2. altitude

Further reading

  • “tiketike” 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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