maʻi

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Hawaiian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Maori maki, Tahitian maʻi),[1] from Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare Maori mahaki, East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki), from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ʔi/, [ˈmɐ.ʔi]

Verb

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maʻi

  1. (stative) sick, ill
  2. to menstruate

Noun

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maʻi

  1. sickness, illness, disease, ailment
    A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.
    And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
  2. patient, sick person

Derived terms

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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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maʻi

  1. genital

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 221
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “masakit”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 336-7
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