makahiki
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Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matafiti, *matasiti.
Noun[edit]
makahiki
- a year
- a four-month festival in ancient Hawai'i which lasted from approximately October to February, during which time there were sports and religious activities and war was taboo
References[edit]
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “makahiki”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press