umukuka

Samoan

Noun

umukuka

  1. hut for the oven

Tokelauan

Etymology

From umu (“cooking house”) +‎ kuka (“to cook”). Akin to Samoan umukuka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈu.mu ˈku.ka]
  • Hyphenation: u‧mu‧ku‧ka

Noun

umukuka

  1. kitchen

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 47
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