ʻoniʻoni

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *konikoni (compare with Maori konikoni)[1] from Proto-Polynesian *koni. Also reanalyzable as reduplication of ʻoni (“to move” – compare with Tahitian ʻoni and Maori koni “to move”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔo.niˈʔo.ni/

Verb

ʻoniʻoni

  1. to go or move back and forth, to wiggle, to jiggle, to wag
  2. to move constantly or continuously

Noun

ʻoniʻoni

  1. movement

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻoniʻoni”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 289
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