maka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maka"

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian maka, from Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

maka (plural makas)

  1. (chiefly Hawaii) eye
    • 1989, Newspaper Guild Convention, Proceedings ... Annual Convention, page 177:
      He may be weak in his makas, his eyes, but he has been blessed by an excess in his mana'o, his mind.
    • 2000, Fred Wei-han Ho, Legacy to Liberation, →ISBN:
      da rain an da makas yeh, da eyes, da makas dat luk da mowntans an spak da new hi'way runnin tru da vallee da eyes dat see nottin' but one beeg town ...
    • 2007, Victor Rodger, Sons, →ISBN, page 77:
      Open your makas, man!
    Getting my makas checked so I can actually SEE! Maybe life will be clear with a new set of "eyes".
    I felt the warm water, my makas looked into the sky. Thank you for my love of my islands.

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

maka

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
  2. face
  3. bud
  4. beloved one

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Maori mata, Malay mentah, Chamorro mata').

Verb

maka

  1. (stative) raw (undercooked)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

maka

  1. indefinite accusative singular of maki
  2. indefinite dative singular of maki
  3. indefinite genitive singular of maki
  4. indefinite accusative plural of maki
  5. indefinite genitive plural of maki

Indonesian

Conjunction

maka

  1. so
  2. therefore

Usage notes

The most often used phrase to mean "therefore" is "maka dari itu".

Jamamadí

Noun

maka

  1. (Banawá) snake

References

Japanese

Romanization

maka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まか

Latvian

Noun

maka m

  1. genitive singular form of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaka/

Noun

maka

  1. inflection of mak:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative and accusative dual

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *maka. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca (“to give”)

Pronunciation

  • (Izalco) IPA(key): /ˈmaka/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /ˈmaɣa/

Verb

-maka

  1. (transitive) to give
    Musta nimetzmaka ne seuk tumin.
    Tomorrow I will give you the rest of the money.
  2. (transitive, informal) to punish; to hit
    Kimakak ne tekwani wan kimimiluj.
    She/he hit the jaguar and knocked it down.

Alternative forms

  • (shortened) -ma

Particle

maka

  1. Negative imperative marker
    Maka shimutalukan kalijtik
    Don't run inside (the house)

Alternative forms

  • (shortened) mā

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌka/
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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish maka, oblique form of maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Doublet of make.

Noun

maka c

  1. spouse; wife; married woman

Declension

Declension of maka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative maka makan makor makorna
Genitive makas makans makors makornas

Synonyms

Antonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German maken, cognate with German machen.

Verb

maka (present makar, preterite makade, supine makat, imperative maka)

  1. To move (slightly) a big, heavy or otherwise difficult-to-move object.
  2. To move oneself slightly, for example to allow someone else to reach objects behind you.

Conjugation

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maka m

  1. equal, match
  2. spouse

Derived terms

  • makaton m (“equal, match”)

Phrases

  • Skjut ut gamm släan, no finn ’n makan
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