ma‘i

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masakit (compare East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki, Maori maki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).

Verb

ma‘i

  1. menstruating

Noun

ma‘i

  1. sickness, illness
    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
  3. disease
  4. ailment

Adverb

ma‘i

  1. sick, ill
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