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ikiku

Bingham

ikíku

n. stone mallet.
vi. mashing by pounding.

Sabatier

ikiku

or. ikuku.
n. Gilbertese mallet, pestle, heavy mallet.
vt. ikikua: to flatten out, to crush with mallet, to pound.
n. Nei Ikiku: wife of the moon wielding mallet.
and Nei Nibarara: her companion boiling toddy.

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