maʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masakit (compare East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki, Maori maki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).

Verb

1. menstruating

Noun

1. sickness, illness

   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.

2. patient, sick person
3. disease
4. ailment

Adverb

maʻi

1. sick, ill