# moko
## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Maori moko.

#### Noun

moko (plural mokos)
* A tattoo (image made in the skin) in Maori culture, traditionally done with chisels.
** 2014, Peter Wells, Journey to a Hanging:He decides to overtrace the moko on Te Rau's face.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori mokopuna.

#### Noun

moko (plural mokos)
* (New Zealand) A grandchild, or any younger child.

### See also

* moko jumbie

### Anagrams

* Mook, mook

## Akan
### Noun

moko
* A spice in Ghana.

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

moko inan
* beak

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From moki +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈmoko]
* Rhymes: -oko
* Hyphenation: mok‧o

### Noun

moko (accusative singular mokon, plural mokoj, accusative plural mokojn)
* ridicule
** 1927, Edmond Privat, Historio de la lingvo esperanto:Antaŭvidante nur mokojn kaj persekutojn, mi decidis kaŝi antaŭ ĉiuj mian laboron.Expecting only ridicule and persecution, I decided to conceal from everyone my work.
** 2007, Jorge Camacho, Beletra Almanako 1 (BA1 - Literaturo en Esperanto), Mondial, →ISBN, page 169:Svarmas la kritikoj kaj la mokoj al la supozata strangeco de la esperantistoj, eĉ, kio estas des pli surpriza, fare de la esperantistoj mem.The criticisms and the mockeries swarm towards the presumed strangeness of the esperantists, even, as is all the more surprising, from the esperantists themselves.
** 1982, Peter G. Forster, The Esperanto Movement, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 381:Kaj nin ne timigas la noktaj fantomoj / Nek batoj de l'sorto, nek mokoj de l'homoj / Ĉar klara kaj rekta kaj tre difinita / Ĝi estas, la voj' elektita.And we are not frightened by the nocturnal phantoms / Nor the beatings of fate, nor the mockery of humans / For clear, straight and well-defined / Is the chosen route.

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Maori moko, Hawaiian moʻo)

### Noun

moko
* gecko, lizard

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1
* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “moko”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 173

## Gilbertese
### Noun

moko
* smoke

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (“to strike with a fist”) (compare with Tahitian moto, Maori moto)

### Noun

moko
* pugilism, boxing (traditional and modern)
    Synonym: kuʻi

### See also

* mokomoko

### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mokomoko”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 251
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moto.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

## Maori
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “I'm assuming each sense has an independent origin, but it's possible they're cognate”)

#### Noun

moko
* Polynesian tattoo

#### References
### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Hawaiian moʻo) from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)

#### Noun

moko
* lizard, gecko

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 249-50
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1

## Slovene
### Noun

moko
* accusative/instrumental singular of moka

## Tocharian B
### Adjective

moko
* old (said of people), elderly, aged

#### Antonyms

* maiwe

### Noun

moko
* elder

## Tokelauan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moko. Cognates include Hawaiian moʻo and Samoan moʻo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmo.ko]
* Hyphenation: mo‧ko

### Noun

moko
* gecko

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 238

## Tongan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mo.ko/

### Noun

moko
* lizard, gecko

## Yanomam
### Etymology

Cognate to Yanomamö moko.

### Noun

moko (unclassified holonym; singulative moko a, dual moko kipë, plural moko pë)
* girl

### References

* Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎, volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115

## Yanomamö
### Etymology

Cognate to Yanomam moko.

### Noun

moko
* girl, young woman (after puberty), adolescent

### References

* Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN