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Meaning of "mokopuna" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOKOPUNA

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOKOPUNA

mokopuna  [ˌməʊkəʊˈpuːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOKOPUNA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mokopuna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOKOPUNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mokopuna in the English dictionary

The definition of mokopuna in the dictionary is a grandchild or young person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOKOPUNA


Buna
ˈbuːnə
Fortuna
fɔːˈtjuːnə
harpooner
hɑːˈpuːnə
Kaduna
kəˈduːnə
koruna
kɒˈruːnə
kuna
ˈkuːnə
lacuna
ləˈkjuːnə
laguna
ləˈɡuːnə
lampooner
læmˈpuːnə
Luna
ˈluːnə
lunar
ˈluːnə
Nagarjuna
ˌnæɡɑːˈdʒuːnə
Poona
ˈpuːnə
Pune
ˈpuːnə
schooner
ˈskuːnə
sooner
ˈsuːnə
tipuna
təˈpuːnə
tuna
ˈtjuːnə
tuner
ˈtjuːnə
tupuna
təˈpuːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOKOPUNA

mojito
mojo
moke
Mokha
moki
mokihi
moko
mokomoko
mokoro
Mokpo
moksha
mol
mol.
mol. wt.
mola
molal
molalities
molality

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOKOPUNA

abuna
Arjuna
avifauna
bhuna
Duna
Eskilstuna
fauna
herpetofauna
induna
Kiruna
megafauna
mezzaluna
mizuna
Pampeluna
puna
sauna
skipjack tuna
Varuna
vicuna
Yokozuna

Synonyms and antonyms of mokopuna in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mokopuna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOKOPUNA

Find out the translation of mokopuna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mokopuna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mokopuna» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mokopuna
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mokopuna
570 millions of speakers

English

mokopuna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mokopuna
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mokopuna
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mokopuna
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mokopuna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mokopuna
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mokopuna
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mokopuna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mokopuna
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mokopuna
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mokopuna
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mokopuna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mokopuna
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mokopuna
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोकोपुन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mokopuna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mokopuna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mokopuna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mokopuna
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mokopuna
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mokopuna
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mokopuna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mokopuna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mokopuna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mokopuna

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOKOPUNA»

The term «mokopuna» is normally little used and occupies the 127.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mokopuna
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mokopuna».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOKOPUNA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mokopuna» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mokopuna» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mokopuna

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOKOPUNA»

Discover the use of mokopuna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mokopuna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Childhoods: A Handbook
Mokopuna were upheld and valued as unique descendents of grandparents, of tupuna (ancestors) and as precious links between the ancestors and the future. A recognition of the privileges and responsibilities of the mokopuna included the ...
Gaile Sloan Cannella, Lourdes Diaz Soto, 2010
2
Introduction
Kku tamai Kku f&'e Ho'ku fa'ha Ho'ku ofefi'ne Ho'ku rookopu'na Ho'ku mokopQ'na Ho'ku mokopuna ua Ho'ku mokopuna ua Ho'ku mokopuna tolu.... Ho'ku mokopuna tolu.... Hoku taokete Hoku taokete, or hoku tuoga'ani Hoku taokete, or hoku ...
‎1871
3
Systems of consanguinity and affinity of the human family
Eku tamai Kku fa'e Ho'ku fo'ha HO'ku ofefi'ne Ho'ku mokopu'na Ho'ku mokopu'na Ho'ku mokopuna ua Ho'ku mokopuna ua H5'ku mokopuna tolu.... Ho'ku mokopuua tolu.... Hoku taokete Hoku taokete, or hoku tuoga'ani Hoku taokete, or hoku ...
Lewis Henry Morgan, 1871
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Rautahi: The Maoris of New Zealand
... &1ramutu &iramutu taméhine &1ramutu A A O A A A A O mokopuna mokcpuna mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna I ] KEY A A A_ o A Ma/e o Fema/e mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna mokopuna _ ...
Joan Metge, 2013
5
Language, Space, and Social Relationships: A Foundational ...
... Tehina-F Ei&Ai : Tama Ei&Ai : Tama Ei&Ai : Tama Ei&Ai : Tama i : Tuofefine Ei&Ai: Tama AA&EE : Mokopuna 0 D : Ta'okete-F D : Ta'okete-F G : Fa 'e i: Tuofefine Ei&Ai : Tama B : 0 i: Tuofefine G : Fa 'e 0 El : 'Ofefine Ta 'okete-M A : Foha 0 E1 ...
Giovanni Bennardo, 2009
6
Dark Sparring: Poems
I need pictures on the door! my mokopuna wears nike How come nobody laughs around here? my mokopuna wears nike Maybe they're scared ofme. Have you made them scared ofme? my mokopunawears nike Maybe they think I'mhere ...
Selina Marsh, 2014
7
Rautahi: The Maori of New Zealand
Even when speaking English, older Maoris use 'mokopuna' (grandchild) without translating it, a sure sign of the emotional freight it carries. The word is not restricted to own grandchildren but is often applied to the grandchildren of siblings and ...
Joan Metge, 2004
8
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa Bruce Biggs, Rangi Moekaʹa. mokopuna, n. Grandchild or (with some speakers) great-grandchild, cf. utaro. Kua rekareka 'aia i te 'aravei'anga i tana au mokopuna. He was delighted to see his grandchildren.
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
9
From Darkness to Light in Polynesia: With Illustrative Clan ...
III. Aitutaki. AtMitUro.1"!' IV. Parent Metua Metua Metua Metua. Child Tamaiti Tamaiti Tamaiti Tamaiti. Grandchild Utaro ' Mokopuna- mua Mokopuna Mokopuna. Great-grandchild Mokopuna- mua' Mokopuna- Mokotua- Mokotua- rua mua mua.
William Wyatt Gill, 1984
10
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
N.Z. Pl. mokopuna, mokopunas. [a. Maori] In lVlaori culture, a grandchild, great- niece, or greatnephew. 1927 H. W. WILLIAMS in P. H. Buck lldaterial Culture Cook Islands p. vii, We shall still regard Te Rangi Hiroa as our mokopuna. 1958 S.
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOKOPUNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mokopuna is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MP allays community's state housing concerns
Merivale Community facilitator Lana Taupo said she had been on the waiting list for three to four months, and her children and mokopuna were ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Mistakes made in noise control handling of kapa haka practice
... way a noise control complaint was handled against Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna while holding a kapa haka practice last month. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
3
Iwi backs water quality agreements
Mr Rameka said reducing nitrogen levels was essential to maintaining the lake for future generations and their tamariki and mokopuna. «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
4
Rāapa 15 Hōngongoi 2015
... City Council has admitted to mistakes in the way a noise control complaint was dealt with against Te Kura Kaupapa Māor o Ngā Mokopuna. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
5
Sonny Tau and the kereru affair
What kind of example does Mr Tau's actions, therefore, provide for his mokopuna, first by committing the crime and in such an underhand way ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
6
Tuia Te Ako 2015 - Speech by Marama Fox
It was only a fortnight ago that Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna in the heart of Seatoun, Wellington was told that their guitars would be ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Snow, ice and . . . winter cold
Comments. Bobby Reedy Thu, Jul 9, 2015 OMG, saw the photo of snow on Delatour Road. That's the first for me. Keep warm my mokopuna. «Gisborne Herald, Jul 15»
8
Maoridom mourns passing of revered educationalist
"While we lament our loss, and express our deepest sympathy for her children and mokopuna, we must all treasure and uphold the legacy she ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
9
Sonny Tau debacle causing rifts, says Harawira
... in Te Kōtahitanga, he does not want Māori to be divided into two camps, when all that was wanted was a future that benefits all mokopuna. «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
10
Waikato-Tainui launches education plan
"I make no excuse for doing that because we have to be ambitious for our children and mokopuna to come, so we are excited about putting a ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mokopuna [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mokopuna>. Apr 2024 ».
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