hei-tiki

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌheɪˈtɪki/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ornamental pendant (typically made of pounamu or greenstone) among the Māori, worn around the neck, representing a human figure traditionally connected with Tiki, the first human in Maori mythology. New-Zealand
    — The ability to work stone and bone was also prized, for the production of essential tools such as adzes and fishhooks, and for the quality of ornaments such as pendants and hei tiki.

词形变化

hei-tiki plural hei-tikis plural heitiki alternative hei tiki alternative

词源

Borrowed from Māori heitiki, from hei (“to tie around the neck; scarf, pendant”) + tiki (“carving of a human figure”).
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