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moai

/ˈmoʊ.aɪ/

moai noun: one of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

moai: one of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
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Noun

moai (plural moai or moais)

  1. One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
    • As the years passed, the Moais and Ahus became larger and larger, many with red scoria top crowns weighing as much as ten tons.2012, John Loret, John T. Tanacredi, Easter Island, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 26

Forms of moai

pluralmoai
pluralmoais
alternative formmo'ai
alternative formmoyai

Origin of moai

Borrowed from Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”).

Words formed from moai

Questions about moai

What does moai mean?
Moai means one of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
What part of speech is moai?
Moai is a noun.
How do you pronounce moai?
Moai is pronounced /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/.
What is the plural of moai?
The plural of moai is moai.

Words near moai in the dictionary

  1. Moabitic
  2. Moabitish
  3. moabs
  4. MOAD
  5. Moads
  6. moai
  7. moais
  8. Moak
  9. Moaks
  10. MOAL
  11. Moala

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