English
kiwikiwi
Kiwikiwi comes from Māori kiwikiwi ‘grey’.
- Māorimodernkiwikiwi‘grey’
- Englishearliest quotation 1838same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernkiwikiwi‘grey’
- Englishearliest quotation 1838same form
Earliest quotation: 1838, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement: “The kiwikiwi, or Apteryx Australis, placed under the head…”
Every English word from Māori kiwikiwi
Today it means
noun The kiwi, a flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori kiwikiwi / kiwikiwi