maki

See also: Maki, mäki, Mäki, mąki, and maki-

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːki/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Etymology 1

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki (plural maki)

1. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Etymology 2

From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”).

Noun

maki (usually uncountable, plural makis or maki)

1. makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.
   • 2001 March 2, Laura Levy Shatkin, “What's New”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions.

See also

• maki-e (probably etymologically unrelated, although it does come from Japanese, like the sushi term...)

Anagrams

• Kami, Mika, kami

Finnish

Etymology

From Malagasy maky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑki/, [ˈmɑ̝k̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ki

Noun

maki

1. lemur

Declension

Inflection of maki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		maki	makit
genitive		makin	makien
partitive		makia	makeja
illative		makiin	makeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maki	makit
accusative	nom.	maki	makit
	gen.	makin
genitive		makin	makien
partitive		makia	makeja
inessive		makissa	makeissa
elative		makista	makeista
illative		makiin	makeihin
adessive		makilla	makeilla
ablative		makilta	makeilta
allative		makille	makeille
essive		makina	makeina
translative		makiksi	makeiksi
abessive		makitta	makeitta
instructive		—	makein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative makini makini accusative nom. makini makini gen. makini genitive makini makieni partitive makiani makejani inessive makissani makeissani elative makistani makeistani illative makiini makeihini adessive makillani makeillani ablative makiltani makeiltani allative makilleni makeilleni essive makinani makeinani translative makikseni makeikseni abessive makittani makeittani instructive — — comitative — makeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative makisi makisi accusative nom. makisi makisi gen. makisi genitive makisi makiesi partitive makiasi makejasi inessive makissasi makeissasi elative makistasi makeistasi illative makiisi makeihisi adessive makillasi makeillasi ablative makiltasi makeiltasi allative makillesi makeillesi essive makinasi makeinasi translative makiksesi makeiksesi abessive makittasi makeittasi instructive — — comitative — makeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative makimme makimme accusative nom. makimme makimme gen. makimme genitive makimme makiemme partitive makiamme makejamme inessive makissamme makeissamme elative makistamme makeistamme illative makiimme makeihimme adessive makillamme makeillamme ablative makiltamme makeiltamme allative makillemme makeillemme essive makinamme makeinamme translative makiksemme makeiksemme abessive makittamme makeittamme instructive — — comitative — makeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative makinne makinne accusative nom. makinne makinne gen. makinne genitive makinne makienne partitive makianne makejanne inessive makissanne makeissanne elative makistanne makeistanne illative makiinne makeihinne adessive makillanne makeillanne ablative makiltanne makeiltanne allative makillenne makeillenne essive makinanne makeinanne translative makiksenne makeiksenne abessive makittanne makeittanne instructive — — comitative — makeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative makinsa makinsa accusative nom. makinsa makinsa gen. makinsa genitive makinsa makiensa partitive makiaan makiansa makejaan makejansa inessive makissaan makissansa makeissaan makeissansa elative makistaan makistansa makeistaan makeistansa illative makiinsa makeihinsa adessive makillaan makillansa makeillaan makeillansa ablative makiltaan makiltansa makeiltaan makeiltansa allative makilleen makillensa makeilleen makeillensa essive makinaan makinansa makeinaan makeinansa translative makikseen makiksensa makeikseen makeiksensa abessive makittaan makittansa makeittaan makeittansa instructive — — comitative — makeineen makeinensa

Derived terms

• makimainen puoliapina

 

compounds

• coquerelinkääpiömaki
• haarukkamaki
• harjamaki
• harmaabambumaki
• hiirimaki
• hoikkamaki
• karvakorvamaki
• kissamaki
• kärppämaki
• miliusmaki
• mongosmaki
• mustamaki
• punavatsamaki
• rottamaki
• ruskomaki
• yömaki

 

Further reading

• “maki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Mika

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ki/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. maki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)

Descendants

• English: maki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese maki (maki), from まき, from 巻き.

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. Ellipsis of makizushi.

Further reading

• “maki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒki]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki
• Rhymes: -ki

Noun

maki (plural makik)

1. lemur

Usage notes

In children's books, the word makimajom is also used to indicate maki and majom (“monkey”) together.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	maki	makik
accusative	makit	makikat
dative	makinak	makiknak
instrumental	makival	makikkal
causal-final	makiért	makikért
translative	makivá	makikká
terminative	makiig	makikig
essive-formal	makiként	makikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	makiban	makikban
superessive	makin	makikon
adessive	makinál	makiknál
illative	makiba	makikba
sublative	makira	makikra
allative	makihoz	makikhoz
elative	makiból	makikból
delative	makiról	makikról
ablative	makitól	makiktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	makié	makiké
non-attributive possessive - plural	makiéi	makikéi

Possessive forms of maki
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	makim	makijaim
2nd person sing.	makid	makijaid
3rd person sing.	makija	makijai
1st person plural	makink	makijaink
2nd person plural	makitok	makijaitok
3rd person plural	makijuk	makijaik

Derived terms

Compound words

• makimajom

 

Further reading

• maki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Cognate with Danish mage, Swedish make, English match.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːcɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːcɪ

Noun

maki m (genitive singular maka, nominative plural makar)

1. spouse, significant other, partner

   Veislan byrjar klukkan 18:00. Makar velkomnir. ― The party starts at 6:00. Guests are welcome to bring their significant others.

2. mate (an animal's breeding partner)

   Lundinn heldur tryggð við maka sinn. ― The puffin remains loyal to its mate.

3. (archaic) equal, match

   Synonyms: jafningi, jafnoki

Declension

declension of maki

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maki	makinn	makar	makarnir
accusative	maka	makann	maka	makana
dative	maka	makanum	mökum	mökunum
genitive	maka	makans	maka	makanna

Derived terms

• makalaus (“matchless, unparalleled”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Hyphenation: mà‧ki

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French maki, from Malagasy maka.

Alternative forms

• machi

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
2. mongoose lemur (Lemur mongoz)

Further reading

• Eulemur macaco on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Eulemur mongoz on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki, “roll”), continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll, wrap around”).

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. a piece of makizushi

See also

• sushi

Further reading

• maki in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

maki

1. Rōmaji transcription of まき

Latvian

Noun

maki m

1. nominative/vocative plural of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakʲi/

Noun

maki

1. nominative/accusative plural of mak

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mä.ki/
• Rhymes: -i

Verb

maki (Jawi spelling ماکي)

1. to insult; to mock.

   Synonym(s): ejek, umpat, kutuk

Further reading

• “maki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

Verb

maki

1. to afflict (of an illness)

Noun

maki

1. sick person
2. sore (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)

Adverb

maki

1. invalid

Derived terms

• makimaki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

maki

1. ape
2. monkey

Derived terms

• makimaki

Middle English

Verb

maki

1. Alternative form of maken

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maki m

1. match

Declension

  Declension of maki (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maki	makinn	makar	makarnir
accusative	maka	makann	maka	makana
dative	maka	makanum	mǫkum	mǫkunum
genitive	maka	makans	maka	makanna

Related terms

• makr

Descendants

• Icelandic: maki
• Faroese: maki
• Norwegian Nynorsk: make
• Norwegian Bokmål: make
• Old Swedish: maki
  • Swedish: make c
• Danish: mage c

References

• “maki”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mākī.

Noun

maki m

1. sword

Declension

Declension of māki (masculine ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	māki	mākios
accusative	māki	mākios
genitive	mākies	mākiō
dative	mākie	mākium
instrumental	—	—

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

maki m

1. associate, partner
2. match, equal
3. spouse

Declension

Declension of maki (an-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maki	makin	makar	makarnir
accusative	maka	makan	maka	makana
dative	maka	makanom	makom	makonom
genitive	maka	makans	maka	makanna

Descendants

• Swedish: make

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ma‧ki

Noun

maki m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mak

Quechua

Noun

maki

1. hand

Declension

declension of maki

	singular	plural
nominative	maki	makikuna
accusative	makita	makikunata
dative	makiman	makikunaman
genitive	makip	makikunap
locative	makipi	makikunapi
terminative	makikama	makikunakama
ablative	makimanta	makikunamanta
instrumental	makiwan	makikunawan
comitative	makintin	makikunantin
abessive	makinnaq	makikunannaq
comparative	makihina	makikunahina
causative	makirayku	makikunarayku
benefactive	makipaq	makikunapaq
associative	makipura	makikunapura
distributive	makinka	makikunanka
exclusive	makilla	makikunalla

possessive forms of maki

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	makiy	makiykuna
accusative	makiyta	makiykunata
dative	makiyman	makiykunaman
genitive	makiypa	makiykunap
locative	makiypi	makiykunapi
terminative	makiykama	makiykunakama
ablative	makiymanta	makiykunamanta
instrumental	makiywan	makiykunawan
comitative	makiynintin	makiykunantin
abessive	makiyninnaq	makiykunannaq
comparative	makiyhina	makiykunahina
causative	makiyrayku	makiykunarayku
benefactive	makiypaq	makiykunapaq
associative	makiypura	makiykunapura
distributive	makiyninka	makiykunanka
exclusive	makiylla	makiykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	makiyki	makiykikuna
accusative	makiykita	makiykikunata
dative	makiykiman	makiykikunaman
genitive	makiykipa	makiykikunap
locative	makiykipi	makiykikunapi
terminative	makiykikama	makiykikunakama
ablative	makiykimanta	makiykikunamanta
instrumental	makiykiwan	makiykikunawan
comitative	makiykintin	makiykikunantin
abessive	makiykinnaq	makiykikunannaq
comparative	makiykihina	makiykikunahina
causative	makiykirayku	makiykikunarayku
benefactive	makiykipaq	makiykikunapaq
associative	makiykipura	makiykikunapura
distributive	makiykinka	makiykikunanka
exclusive	makiykilla	makiykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	makin	makinkuna
accusative	makinta	makinkunata
dative	makinman	makinkunaman
genitive	makinpa	makinkunap
locative	makinpi	makinkunapi
terminative	makinkama	makinkunakama
ablative	makinmanta	makinkunamanta
instrumental	makinwan	makinkunawan
comitative	makinintin	makinkunantin
abessive	makinninnaq	makinkunannaq
comparative	makinhina	makinkunahina
causative	makinrayku	makinkunarayku
benefactive	makinpaq	makinkunapaq
associative	makinpura	makinkunapura
distributive	makininka	makinkunanka
exclusive	makinlla	makinkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	makinchik	makinchikkuna
accusative	makinchikta	makinchikkunata
dative	makinchikman	makinchikkunaman
genitive	makinchikpa	makinchikkunap
locative	makinchikpi	makinchikkunapi
terminative	makinchikkama	makinchikkunakama
ablative	makinchikmanta	makinchikkunamanta
instrumental	makinchikwan	makinchikkunawan
comitative	makinchiknintin	makinchikkunantin
abessive	makinchikninnaq	makinchikkunannaq
comparative	makinchikhina	makinchikkunahina
causative	makinchikrayku	makinchikkunarayku
benefactive	makinchikpaq	makinchikkunapaq
associative	makinchikpura	makinchikkunapura
distributive	makinchikninka	makinchikkunanka
exclusive	makinchiklla	makinchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	makiyku	makiykukuna
accusative	makiykuta	makiykukunata
dative	makiykuman	makiykukunaman
genitive	makiykupa	makiykukunap
locative	makiykupi	makiykukunapi
terminative	makiykukama	makiykukunakama
ablative	makiykumanta	makiykukunamanta
instrumental	makiykuwan	makiykukunawan
comitative	makiykuntin	makiykukunantin
abessive	makiykunnaq	makiykukunannaq
comparative	makiykuhina	makiykukunahina
causative	makiykurayku	makiykukunarayku
benefactive	makiykupaq	makiykukunapaq
associative	makiykupura	makiykukunapura
distributive	makiykunka	makiykukunanka
exclusive	makiykulla	makiykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	makiykichik	makiykichikkuna
accusative	makiykichikta	makiykichikkunata
dative	makiykichikman	makiykichikkunaman
genitive	makiykichikpa	makiykichikkunap
locative	makiykichikpi	makiykichikkunapi
terminative	makiykichikkama	makiykichikkunakama
ablative	makiykichikmanta	makiykichikkunamanta
instrumental	makiykichikwan	makiykichikkunawan
comitative	makiykichiknintin	makiykichikkunantin
abessive	makiykichikninnaq	makiykichikkunannaq
comparative	makiykichikhina	makiykichikkunahina
causative	makiykichikrayku	makiykichikkunarayku
benefactive	makiykichikpaq	makiykichikkunapaq
associative	makiykichikpura	makiykichikkunapura
distributive	makiykichikninka	makiykichikkunanka
exclusive	makiykichiklla	makiykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	makinku	makinkukuna
accusative	makinkuta	makinkukunata
dative	makinkuman	makinkukunaman
genitive	makinkupa	makinkukunap
locative	makinkupi	makinkukunapi
terminative	makinkukama	makinkukunakama
ablative	makinkumanta	makinkukunamanta
instrumental	makinkuwan	makinkukunawan
comitative	makinkuntin	makinkukunantin
abessive	makinkunnaq	makinkukunannaq
comparative	makinkuhina	makinkukunahina
causative	makinkurayku	makinkukunarayku
benefactive	makinkupaq	makinkukunapaq
associative	makinkupura	makinkukunapura
distributive	makinkunka	makinkukunanka
exclusive	makinkulla	makinkukunalla

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/

Verb

maki

1. (transitive) to plant

Conjugation

Conjugation of maki (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tamaki	mamaki	amaki
2nd person		namaki	famaki
3rd person	inanimate	imaki	damaki
	animate
imperative		namaki, maki	famaki, maki

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• mayi, mayki

Etymology

Related to Northern Kurdish mak (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑki]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)

1. (grammar) feminine