maca

See also: macà, maça, maçã, maçâ, mącą, and маса

English

maca roots

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.

Noun

maca (countable and uncountable, plural macas)

1. The Andean medicinal herb Lepidium meyenii, or an extract of the root of this plant.

   Synonym: Peruvian ginseng

   • 2009, M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence, page 18:

     The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]

   • 2007 March 18, G. Pascal Zachary, “Is the Key to Creativity in Your Pillbox, or in Your PC?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The gap between what the Internet promises and what it delivers is part of the reason that people […] continue to turn to enhancers from caffeine to maca to virtual reality.

   • 2014, T. K. Lim, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants (volume 9, page 802)

     Dried macas are cooked in water or milk and used to prepare a kind of sweet and aromatic porridge, mazamorra. The small macas are preferred, since they are less fibrous.

Translations

herb; extract

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: ^{(please verify)} 瑪卡／玛卡, ^{(please verify)} 玛卡

  Mandarin: 瑪卡／玛卡 (mǎkǎ), 玛卡 (mǎkǎ)

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• Finnish: maca
• German: Maca f
• Spanish: maca (es) f

Further reading

• Lepidium meyenii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AACM, ACMA, Cama, MCAA, cama

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Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈħa/ [mʌˈħʌ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ca

Pronoun

macá

1. what? (inanimate)

Related terms

• má (“what kind of?”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “maca”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

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Arabela

Noun

maca (plural macaca)

1. stick

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈma.ka]

Adjective

maca

1. feminine singular of maco

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Central Nahuatl

Verb

maca

1. To give.

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC.

Verb

maca

1. give

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Drehu

Noun

maca

1. right (direction)

References

• Template:cite. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Template:cite. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

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Finnish

Noun

maca

1. maca, Peruvian ginseng, Lepidium meyenii

Declension

Inflection of maca (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		maca	macat
genitive		macan	macojen
partitive		macaa	macoja
illative		macaan	macoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maca	macat
accusative	nom.	maca	macat
	gen.	macan
genitive		macan	macojen macain rare
partitive		macaa	macoja
inessive		macassa	macoissa
elative		macasta	macoista
illative		macaan	macoihin
adessive		macalla	macoilla
ablative		macalta	macoilta
allative		macalle	macoille
essive		macana	macoina
translative		macaksi	macoiksi
abessive		macatta	macoitta
instructive		—	macoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maca (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative macani macani accusative nom. macani macani gen. macani genitive macani macojeni macaini rare partitive macaani macojani inessive macassani macoissani elative macastani macoistani illative macaani macoihini adessive macallani macoillani ablative macaltani macoiltani allative macalleni macoilleni essive macanani macoinani translative macakseni macoikseni abessive macattani macoittani instructive — — comitative — macoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative macasi macasi accusative nom. macasi macasi gen. macasi genitive macasi macojesi macaisi rare partitive macaasi macojasi inessive macassasi macoissasi elative macastasi macoistasi illative macaasi macoihisi adessive macallasi macoillasi ablative macaltasi macoiltasi allative macallesi macoillesi essive macanasi macoinasi translative macaksesi macoiksesi abessive macattasi macoittasi instructive — — comitative — macoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative macamme macamme accusative nom. macamme macamme gen. macamme genitive macamme macojemme macaimme rare partitive macaamme macojamme inessive macassamme macoissamme elative macastamme macoistamme illative macaamme macoihimme adessive macallamme macoillamme ablative macaltamme macoiltamme allative macallemme macoillemme essive macanamme macoinamme translative macaksemme macoiksemme abessive macattamme macoittamme instructive — — comitative — macoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative macanne macanne accusative nom. macanne macanne gen. macanne genitive macanne macojenne macainne rare partitive macaanne macojanne inessive macassanne macoissanne elative macastanne macoistanne illative macaanne macoihinne adessive macallanne macoillanne ablative macaltanne macoiltanne allative macallenne macoillenne essive macananne macoinanne translative macaksenne macoiksenne abessive macattanne macoittanne instructive — — comitative — macoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative macansa macansa accusative nom. macansa macansa gen. macansa genitive macansa macojensa macainsa rare partitive macaansa macojaan macojansa inessive macassaan macassansa macoissaan macoissansa elative macastaan macastansa macoistaan macoistansa illative macaansa macoihinsa adessive macallaan macallansa macoillaan macoillansa ablative macaltaan macaltansa macoiltaan macoiltansa allative macalleen macallensa macoilleen macoillensa essive macanaan macanansa macoinaan macoinansa translative macakseen macaksensa macoikseen macoiksensa abessive macattaan macattansa macoittaan macoittansa instructive — — comitative — macoineen macoinensa

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠakə/

Noun

maca

1. vocative plural of mac

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maca	mhaca	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦩꦕ
Pegon
Roman	maca

Etymology

N- +‎ waca (“to read”). Akin to Malay baca.

Verb

maca (ngoko maca, krama maos)

1. to read

References

• "maca" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

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Paiwan

Alternative forms

• matsa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

maca

1. eye

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Polish

Verb

maca

1. third-person singular present of macać

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hamaca.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -akɐ

Noun

maca f (plural macas)

1. stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person)
2. gurney (wheeled bed used in hospitals)
3. sailor’s hammock

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Romanian

Etymology

From French macao or Italian macao.

Noun

maca f (uncountable)

1. Mau Mau (card game)

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *maca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎːt͡sa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ca

Noun

máca f (Cyrillic spelling ма́ца)

1. (hypocoristic) cat, kitty

Declension

Declension of maca

	singular	plural
nominative	maca	mace
genitive	mace	maca
dative	maci	macama
accusative	macu	mace
vocative	maco	mace
locative	maci	macama
instrumental	macom	macama

Synonyms

• (cat): mačka

References

• “maca”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

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Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua maqa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaka/ [ˈma.ka]

• Audio (Spain):

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Noun

maca f (plural macas)

1. maca (Andean herb)

Verb

maca

1. inflection of macar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “maca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014