moai

M3O1A1I1
/ˈmoʊ.aɪ/

noun

One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

OriginRapa Nui mo'ai →
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Meanings

nounmoai (plural moai or moais)

plural moais · alternative mo'ai · alternative moyai

  1. One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

    As the years passed, the Moais and Ahus became larger and larger, many with red scoria top crowns weighing as much as ten tons.

    2012, John Loret, John T. Tanacredi, Easter Island, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 26

Origin

  1. Rapa Nuimo'ai
  2. Rapa Nuimo'ai
  3. Englishmoai

Borrowed from Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”).

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Translations

Bulgarian моа́и
  • моа́и (moái)stone statue on Easter Island
Catalan moai
  • moaistone statue on Easter Island
Chinese Mandarin 摩艾石像
  • 摩艾石像 (mó'ài shíxiàng)stone statue on Easter Island
Finnish moai
  • moaistone statue on Easter Island
German Moai
  • Moaistone statue on Easter Island
Japanese モアイ
  • モアイ (moai)stone statue on Easter Island
Korean 모아이
  • 모아이 (moai)stone statue on Easter Island
Portuguese moai
  • moaistone statue on Easter Island
Spanish moái
  • moáistone statue on Easter Island
Swedish moai
  • moaistone statue on Easter Island

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MiaoMaioAomiamio
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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