pukekon.

Brit.

/ˈpuːkɛkəʊ/,

/puːˈkeɪkəʊ/, U.S.

/puˈkeɪˌkoʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈpuːkeko/,

/ˈpuːkekʌu/,

/puːˈkekʌu/

Inflections: Plural pukekos, pukekoes, unchanged.

Forms:

α. 1800s pokako, 1800s pokekha, 1800s pukako, 1800s– pukaki (chiefly South Island), 1800s– pukeka, 1800s– pukeko, 1900s– pokeko, 1900s– pukaka, 1900s– pukake.

β. Chiefly South Island 1800s bokaka, 1800s bu-ka-ka, 1900s– bo-kaker, 1900s– bokakka, 1900s– bokakker.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori pūkeko.

Etymology: < Maori pūkeko.Variation between initial p and initial b arises from non-Maori perceptions of Maori /p/ (unaspirated) as [p] or [b]. According to Dict. New Zealand Eng. the α. forms are attested in mainly North Island spoken and general New Zealand written use, while the β forms are attested chiefly in the South Island, especially in older or more informal use.

New Zealand.

The purple swamphen (purple gallinule), Porphyrio porphyrio.

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porphyrioa1425

purple gallinule1782

purple water-hen1790

pukeko1835

sultana1837

swamp hen1848

1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 62 Pukeko—A species of water-hen, the size of a well-grown capon. It..has very long red legs.

1853 W. R. Bridges Let. 14 Nov. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. iii. 136 I amused myself with shooting wild duck and pukeko which are very abundant.

1884 M. A. Martin Our Maoris viii. 114 The place was populous with large black birds, called by the Maoris pu-ke-ko. They have a harsh cry like a corn-crake.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 449 Called..by New Zealand colonists Sultana-bird, Pukáki or bokáka.

1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxii. 209 The Pukeko or Swamp-hen (Porphyrio melanotus) has..proved able to thrive better on dry ground than wet.

1946 Coast to Coast 1945 110 Poachin' flappers in the swamp... Stringy pukekoes, too, when they're winged.

1983 J. Henderson Down from Marble Mountain 100 The raupo..where the glossy blue..bo-kaker peered out, winced, and bolted back into cover.

2005 Express (Nexis) 10 Mar. 8 The cloak also contained feathers from two other birds - the flightless native weka and the pukeko, or swamp hen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pukeko
释义	pukekon. Brit. /ˈpuːkɛkəʊ/, /puːˈkeɪkəʊ/, U.S. /puˈkeɪˌkoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈpuːkeko/, /ˈpuːkekʌu/, /puːˈkekʌu/ Inflections: Plural pukekos, pukekoes, unchanged. Forms: α. 1800s pokako, 1800s pokekha, 1800s pukako, 1800s– pukaki (chiefly South Island), 1800s– pukeka, 1800s– pukeko, 1900s– pokeko, 1900s– pukaka, 1900s– pukake. β. Chiefly South Island 1800s bokaka, 1800s bu-ka-ka, 1900s– bo-kaker, 1900s– bokakka, 1900s– bokakker. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori pūkeko. Etymology: < Maori pūkeko.Variation between initial p and initial b arises from non-Maori perceptions of Maori /p/ (unaspirated) as [p] or [b]. According to Dict. New Zealand Eng. the α. forms are attested in mainly North Island spoken and general New Zealand written use, while the β forms are attested chiefly in the South Island, especially in older or more informal use. New Zealand. The purple swamphen (purple gallinule), Porphyrio porphyrio. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > porphyrio porphyrio (swamp hen) porphyrioa1425 purple gallinule1782 purple water-hen1790 pukeko1835 sultana1837 swamp hen1848 1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 62 Pukeko—A species of water-hen, the size of a well-grown capon. It..has very long red legs. 1853 W. R. Bridges Let. 14 Nov. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. iii. 136 I amused myself with shooting wild duck and pukeko which are very abundant. 1884 M. A. Martin Our Maoris viii. 114 The place was populous with large black birds, called by the Maoris pu-ke-ko. They have a harsh cry like a corn-crake. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 449 Called..by New Zealand colonists Sultana-bird, Pukáki or bokáka. 1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxii. 209 The Pukeko or Swamp-hen (Porphyrio melanotus) has..proved able to thrive better on dry ground than wet. 1946 Coast to Coast 1945 110 Poachin' flappers in the swamp... Stringy pukekoes, too, when they're winged. 1983 J. Henderson Down from Marble Mountain 100 The raupo..where the glossy blue..bo-kaker peered out, winced, and bolted back into cover. 2005 Express (Nexis) 10 Mar. 8 The cloak also contained feathers from two other birds - the flightless native weka and the pukeko, or swamp hen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1835
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