maʻi
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Maori maki), from Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki), from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]maʻi
- to menstruate
- (stative) sick, ill
Noun
[edit]maʻi
- sickness, illness, disease, ailment
- A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.
- And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
- patient, sick person
- genital
References
[edit]- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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