maikaʻi
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See also: Maikaʻi
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *maqitaki; cognate with Tahitian maitaʻi and Maori maitai.[1][2]
Noun[edit]
maikaʻi
Verb[edit]
maikaʻi
- (stative) to be well, fine, in a state of goodness
- "Pehea ʻoe?" "Maikaʻi nō." - "How are you?" "Fine [indeed]"