different between tiki vs luau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tiki (“figurine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti?ki?/, /?t?ki/
• Rhymes: -i?ki, -?ki

Noun

tiki (plural tikis)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

• tiki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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): /tik?ki?/, /tik?k??/

Noun

tiki

1. common house gecko

Maori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tiki

1. Figurine.

Descendants

• ? English: tiki
  • ? tiki bar
  • ? tiki culture
  • ? tiki restaurant
  • ? tiki resort
  • ? tiki torch

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tiki f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of tik

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch een tikje.

Pronoun

tiki

1. few
2. a bit

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English stick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti.ki/

Noun

tiki

1. stick, rod

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English tickey.

Noun

tíki 1a (plural bótíki 2a)

1. tickey

Inflection

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Yámana

Noun

tiki

1. see

English

Alternative forms

• l??au

Etymology

From Hawaiian l??au. Replaced earlier paina (from p??ina) and ahaaina (from ?aha?aina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu.a?/

Noun

luau (plural luaus or luau)

1. An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.

Translations

See also

• hula

Further reading

• l??au on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Samuel H. Elbert (1986), Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, ?ISBN, p. 214

Portuguese

Noun

luau m (plural luaus)

1. luau (elaborate Hawaiian feast)

Romanian

Verb

luau

1. third-person plural of lua