Moqui

M3O1Q10U1I1
US/ˈmoʊ.ki/

noun

Hopi

OriginHopi mookwi →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounMoqui (plural Moquis or Moqui)

plural Moquis

  1. datedHopi
proper noun
  1. datedHopi

Origin

  1. Hopimookwi
  2. EnglishMoqui

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Moqui

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Cite this entry
APA

Moqui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moqui

MLA

“Moqui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moqui. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moqui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moqui.

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