tokotoko

== Japanese == === Romanization === tokotoko Rōmaji transcription of とことこ == Māori == === Etymology === Reduplication of toko (see Hawaiian koʻokoʻo) fron Proto-Polynesian *toko (compare with Samoan toʻo, Hawaiian koʻo) from Proto-Oceanic *tokon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən (“bamboo punting pole, to press downward”) (compare with Malay tekan, Tagalog tikin). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtokotoko/ [ˈtɔkɔtɔkɔ] === Noun === tokotoko walking stick, cane crutch staff === Verb === tokotoko to prop up to walk with a cane or crutch, to crutch ==== Related terms ==== toko === References === === Further reading === “tokotoko” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.