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词汇 maimai
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Definition of maimai in English:

maimai

noun ˈmʌɪmʌɪ
NZ
  • A makeshift Maori shelter of sticks, grass, etc. Now usually: a duckshooter's hide or stand.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Butler (1835–1902), writer and artist. Probably from mia-mia, extended directly from Australian English to New Zealand English. Not a Maori word, although used of a Maori shelter; nor is Maori related to the Australian languages in which the etymon of mia-mia occurs.

Definition of maimai in US English:

maimai

nounˈmʌɪmʌɪ
NZ
  • A makeshift Maori shelter of sticks, grass, etc. Now usually: a duckshooter's hide or stand.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Butler (1835–1902), writer and artist. Probably from mia-mia, extended directly from Australian English to New Zealand English. Not a Maori word, although used of a Maori shelter; nor is Maori related to the Australian languages in which the etymon of mia-mia occurs.

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