makai

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See also: Makai and makaɨ

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hawaiian makai (seaward).

Adverb

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makai (not comparable)

  1. (Hawaii) seaward, towards the sea.
    • 2007 April 6, Beth Greenfield, “On the Big Island, a Place for Price-Sensitive Home Shoppers”, in New York Times[1]:
      There are plenty of lots for sale — ranging from $30,000 to $60,000 for an acre that’s mauka (toward the mountain), and $100,000 or much higher for land that’s makai (toward the sea).
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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makai

  1. Shorea assamica, a tree of India.

Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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ma- +‎ kai (sea)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈkai̯/, [məˈkɐj], [məˈkɛj] (rapid speech)

Adverb

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makai

  1. seaward, towards the sea
    Antonym: mauka

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “makai”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hawaiian Creole

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian makai (seaward).

Adverb

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makai

  1. towards the sea
    It wen face makai?
    It faced towards the sea?

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Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

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makai

  1. to eat (consume)

Japanese

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Romanization

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makai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まかい