moki-mokn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒkɪmɒk/, U.S.

/ˈmɑkiˌmɑk/, New Zealand English

/ˈmokimok/,

/ˈmɒkɪmɒk/

Forms: 1800s mockymock, 1900s– mock-a-mock, 1900s– mocki mock, 1900s– mok-e-mok, 1900s– moki-mok, 1900s– moki-moki, 1900s– mokimoki.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: makomako n.¹

Etymology: Variant of makomako n.¹, with assimilation to mock v. on the mistaken assumption that the bird is a mimic. Compare mockie n., mocker n.¹ 3b.

New Zealand.

The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura (family Meliphagidae); = korimako n., makomako n.¹, mockie n. Cf. moko-moko n.²The name may in early use have been applied to the tui ( Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which is a mimic, and was formerly also called ‘bellbird’ ( Dict. N.Z. Eng. (1997)). In quot. 1940 it is not clear which name is intended to apply to which bird.

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1884 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. 2 277 Anthornis melanura... Bell bird, Korimako, Makomako, which last name settlers often render into mockymock.

1904 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Sons o' Men 136 The mock-a-mocks woke there to answer most sweetly.

1928 Daily Express 6 June 3 What is the moki-moki?

1933 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 9 Sept. (Acland Gloss.) 15 Bell bird.—Mako-mako, or Moki-mok... The name is still sometimes used [in Canterbury]; but the bird is now generally called a ‘Mokky’.

1940 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys (1941) xiv. 218 English birdsong there was pierced by the colder and deeper notes of bell-birds and mok-e-moks.

1950 J. H. Beattie Far Famed Fiordland 49 Tuis, mokimokis, makomako, canaries and robins were common.

1977 G. A. Bruce Life in Hinterland of S. Island 73 But for the Mocki Mock's liquid music..I was alone with the Creator's handiwork.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moki-mok
释义	moki-mokn. Brit. /ˈmɒkɪmɒk/, U.S. /ˈmɑkiˌmɑk/, New Zealand English /ˈmokimok/, /ˈmɒkɪmɒk/ Forms: 1800s mockymock, 1900s– mock-a-mock, 1900s– mocki mock, 1900s– mok-e-mok, 1900s– moki-mok, 1900s– moki-moki, 1900s– mokimoki. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: makomako n.¹ Etymology: Variant of makomako n.¹, with assimilation to mock v. on the mistaken assumption that the bird is a mimic. Compare mockie n., mocker n.¹ 3b. New Zealand. The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura (family Meliphagidae); = korimako n., makomako n.¹, mockie n. Cf. moko-moko n.²The name may in early use have been applied to the tui ( Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which is a mimic, and was formerly also called ‘bellbird’ ( Dict. N.Z. Eng. (1997)). In quot. 1940 it is not clear which name is intended to apply to which bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > anthornis melanura (bell-bird) bell-bird1802 makomako1848 korimako1855 mocker1871 moko-moko1871 moki-mok1884 New Zealand bell-bird1884 1884 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. 2 277 Anthornis melanura... Bell bird, Korimako, Makomako, which last name settlers often render into mockymock. 1904 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Sons o' Men 136 The mock-a-mocks woke there to answer most sweetly. 1928 Daily Express 6 June 3 What is the moki-moki? 1933 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 9 Sept. (Acland Gloss.) 15 Bell bird.—Mako-mako, or Moki-mok... The name is still sometimes used [in Canterbury]; but the bird is now generally called a ‘Mokky’. 1940 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys (1941) xiv. 218 English birdsong there was pierced by the colder and deeper notes of bell-birds and mok-e-moks. 1950 J. H. Beattie Far Famed Fiordland 49 Tuis, mokimokis, makomako, canaries and robins were common. 1977 G. A. Bruce Life in Hinterland of S. Island 73 But for the Mocki Mock's liquid music..I was alone with the Creator's handiwork. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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