Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moqui

/ˈmoʊ.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-qui
IPA: /ˈmoʊ.ki/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

name

Dated

Etymology

From Hopi mookwi. According to a Walpi chief and other older Hopi consulted in the 1940's, the name is the original self-designation of the Hopi móókwi. Similar names have been borrowed into neighboring languages, e.g. Zuni muukwi, Southern Paiute mo·q·wi-, Isleta Southern Tiwa buxíde, Acoma Keres mú·cʰi. It is noted for its similarity with Hopi mooki (“dead”).

Word Breakdown

Root: mookwi

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊ.ki/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Moquis (plural)

Phrases

Moqui marble Moqui step

Rhymes With

low-key poke smoky loki smokey hokey pokey toki okie hokey pokey oaky folky

Questions

How do you pronounce moqui?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊ.ki/.
What does moqui mean?: Hopi
Where does moqui come from?: From Hopi mookwi. According to a Walpi chief and other older Hopi consulted in the 1940's, the name is the original self-designation of the Hopi móókwi. Similar names have been borrowed into neighboring languages, e.g. Zuni muukwi, Southern Paiute mo·q·wi-, Isleta Southern Tiwa buxíde, Acoma Keres mú·cʰi. It is noted for its similarity with Hopi mooki (“dead”).

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