Maka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maka"

Hausa

Alternative forms

Makkà

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة‎ (makka).

Proper noun

Makà f

Mecca (Islam's holy city)

Derived terms

Ƙasar Maka
(poetic) tsuntsun Maka (“peacock”, literally “bird of Mecca”)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From maka (“eye; beloved one”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.ka/, [ˈmɐkə]

Proper noun

Maka

A female given name, less often given to men.

Related terms

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Maka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 21 women and 2 men.

Ngazidja Comorian

Proper noun

Maka

Mecca

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