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pekapeka

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Maori

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Etymology 1

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Reduplication of peka “bat”.

Noun

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pekapeka

  1. bat (animal) – especially the species Mystacina tuberculata

Etymology 2

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Reduplication of peka “branch”.

Noun

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pekapeka

  1. toy windmill/pinwheel made from phormium leaves
  2. starfish
    Synonyms: papatangaroa, pātangaroa
  3. a snood or gangion in a traditional longline set up[1]

References

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  1. ^ Mahire Whakahaere‎[1], Te Arawa Lakes Trust, 2015, pages 8-9

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “pekapeka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 320
  • “pekapeka” 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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