Makemake

See also makemake

English

WOTD – 23 July 2008    

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Make-make (deity)

Etymology

From Rapa Nui Makemake

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈmɑ.keˈmɑ.ke/

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Proper noun

Makemake

1. (mythology) The creator deity in the mythology of Easter Island.
2. A dwarf planet and large Kuiper Belt Object, discovered in 2005.

Synonyms

• (dwarf planet): 2005 FY₉

Translations

creator deity

• Khmer: ម៉ាកេម៉ាកេ (km) (mar kei mar kei)
• Navajo: Maakiimaakii
• Spanish: Makemake (es)

• Swedish: Makemake (sv)
• Turkish: Makemake (tr)

dwarf planet

• Khmer: ម៉ាកេម៉ាកេ (km) (mar kei mar kei)
• Navajo: Maakiimaakii
• Russian: (indeclinable) Макемаке (ru) (Makemáke) m

• Spanish: Makemake (es)
• Swedish: Makemake (sv)

See also

• (dwarf planets of the Solar System) dwarf planets of the Solar System; Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, 2007 OR10, Eris, Sedna ^{(Category: en:Dwarf planets)}
• Makemake (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Makemake (mythology)
• Makemake (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Makemake (dwarf planet)

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Rapa Nui

Proper noun

Makemake

1. creator god (also god of fertility) in Rapa Nui mythology