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Meaning of "tokotoko" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOKOTOKO

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOKOTOKO

tokotoko  [ˌtɒkɒˈtɒkɒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOKOTOKO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tokotoko 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 TOKOTOKO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tokotoko

Tokotoko

A tokotoko is a traditional Māori carved ceremonial walking stick. On a marae it is a symbol of authority and status for the speaker holding it.

Definition of tokotoko in the English dictionary

The definition of tokotoko in the dictionary is a ceremonial carved Māori walking stick.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOKOTOKO


Amabokoboko
amaˈbɒkɒbɒkɒ
Amakrokokroko
amaˈkrɒkɒkrɒkɒ
mokomoko
mɒkɒmɒkɒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOKOTOKO

tokay
toke
Tokelau
Tokelau Islands
token
token economy
token money
token payment
token strike
token vote
tokenism
tokenistic
toker
Tokharian
tokology
tokoloshe
tokoloshi
tokonoma
tokophobia
toktokkie

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOKOTOKO

alko
Bamako
Biko
Bioko
choko
Disko
gecko
iroko
maiko
mako
moko
Nikko
pachinko
pakoko
pinko
Rothko
smoko
stinko
wacko
yuko

Synonyms and antonyms of tokotoko in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tokotoko» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOKOTOKO

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

Translator English - Chinese

tokotoko
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tokotoko
570 millions of speakers

English

tokotoko
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tokotoko
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tokotoko
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tokotoko
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tokotoko
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tokotoko
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tokotoko
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tokotoko
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tokotoko
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tokotoko
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토 코토코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tokotoko
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tokotoko
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tokotoko
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टकोटोको
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tokotoko
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tokotoko
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tokotoko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tokotoko
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tokotoko
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tokotoko
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tokotoko
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tokotoko
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tokotoko
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tokotoko

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOKOTOKO»

The term «tokotoko» is regularly used and occupies the 90.640 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOKOTOKO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tokotoko» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tokotoko» 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 tokotoko

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOKOTOKO»

Discover the use of tokotoko in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tokotoko and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nga Pepeha a Nga Tipuna:
2541 Tokotoko tao, kotahi te turanga; tokotoko rangi, ka ngaro te kai, ka ngaro te tangata. Buck 1910:81; 1974:413 'The spear of wood, one at a thrust; the spear from heaven, food disappears, people disappear.' Buck credits Hon Pukehika of ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Neil Grove, 2004
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Koe Tohi Tabu katoa : aia cku i ai ae Tohi Tabu Motua
8 y¡ Bea пае folofola a Jihova kia Mosese mo Elone, o beheage, 9 Oka lea a Felo kiate kimona, o behe, Fakaha mai haa mo mana : te ke lea ai kia Elone, Too ho tokotoko, o ji ia i he ao о Felo, bea e hoko ia кое gata. 10 *¡ Bea naa na o, ...
Thomas West, British and Foreign Bible Society, 1862
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Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
Mgv.: toki, an adze. Mq. : toki, axe, hatchet. Ta.: toi, axe. (The Polynesian Wanderings, 310.) tokini stocking. tokini rima, glove. tokoe thine, yours. Pau. : tokoe, thine. tokoma dog. tokotoko stick, cane, crutches, axe helve, roller, pole, staff. P Pau.
‎1912
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The Polynesian Wanderings: Tracks of the Migration Deduced ...
The gasi of Tidore, Gani, and Galela smacks of the palatalization of t now affecting Samoa. The Arabic is a resemblance. 353- tiko, a staff, a walking-staff, a pole by which a canoe is poled forward in shallow water. Nukuoro: tokotoko, a pole.
William Churchill, 1911
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Journal of a cruise among the islands of the western ...
I reached the other side and bent my course towards Tokotoko, the place of warriors. I was surprised to see the intricate crooked paths that led round innumerable moats and ditches, so constructed as to baffle and perplex the enemy.
John Elphinstone Erskine, 1853
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Whaikorero: The World of Maori Oratory
opting for tokotoko/tiripou instead.93 Inthe Te Arawaarea, Hohepasawpatu pounamu,tokotoko, taiahaandtokiall beingused.94Amongst Ngāti Porou, tokotoko ,mere andfirearms (butnotinthe combustiblecapacity) wereemployed ...
Poia Rewi, 2011
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The Lore of the Whare-wānanga: Or Teachings of the Maori ...
Kua riri a Te Kowha; katahi ia ka haere ka tae ki tona tokotoko hei werowero. Ka ki atu nga tuakana—a Pohau, a Potaka, a Potonga, “E! kati noa atu; waiho atu maria; ka pau hoki.” Kaore a Te Kowha, i pai, kua. nui rawa tona riri. Ka ki atu nga  ...
H. T. Whatahoro, 2011
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Redemption Songs: A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki
First Ihaka told him to return to Nukutaurua: ina to ara ko to tipuna ko Toiroa kua kitea noatia atu koe, koi nei to ara i whiti mai ai koe ki tawahi nei, tenei; ka poua mai te tokotoko. Te Kooti ka mea: ... E kore au e pai ki to tokotoko. Kia rongo mai  ...
Judith Binney, 2012
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Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands
Small faces also appear on the edges of the club above the crossbar. cs] 57 CHIEFs' STAFFS (tokotoko pio 'o / to 'oto 'o pio'o) 57. Chief's Staff Early 19th century Wood, fiber, hair Height 69 in. (175.; cm) Collection of Mark and Carolyn  ...
Carol S. Ivory, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 2005
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Pounamu Pounamu (Anniversary Ed)
Again the tokotoko circled and jabbed at the door. Hurriedly, I went to do as Mr Hohepa commanded but the tokotoko motioned me away and then pointed at Mrs Jones. She was the one who was to doit.And she wastodo italone. 'Likehell I will!
Witi Ihimaera, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOKOTOKO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tokotoko is used in the context of the following news items.
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ライカギャラリー京都:小山薫堂 & Alex Mouton写真展「KYOTO …
ライカカメラジャパン株式会社(本社:東京都千代田区)は、小山薫堂 & Alex Mouton写真展「KYOTO KOTOKOTO TOKOTOKO」を、ライカギャラリー京都にて2015年1 ... «PR TIMES, Dec 14»
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Sir Tipene's taonga found in Wellington
"I reluctantly have to admit that now my youth evades me somewhat, I have come to rely more heavily on my tokotoko for support of a physical nature and I look ... «The Dominion Post, Jun 12»
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New poet laureate scrambles for right words
TALL TREE: an Wedde holds his tokotoko, a Maori ceremonial carved walking stick given to the poet laureate that symbolises authority and status. «Stuff.co.nz, Aug 11»
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Maori King Tuheitia accused of swearing
He pointed his tokotoko (walking stick) at that koroua (old man). "If you had have heard him speak, it just went straight through you, just the way he swore just ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 10»

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