maasi

See also: Maasi and maaşı

Makhuwa

Regional variants of maasi

eMakuana	máási
eMarevone	mádhi
eMeeto	máási
eMoniga	mádhi
eMpamela	máádhi
eMwaja	mási
eNahara	maátsi
eNlai	máádhi
eRati	mási
eSaaka	maáci

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

máási class 6 (Emakuana, Emeto)

1. water

References

• Oliver Kröger (2005), Report on a Survey of Coastal Makua Dialects‎^[1], SIL International, page 41
• Alaudino J. R. Campos et al. (2009), “maasi”, in Vocabulário de eMakhuwa eMeeto [Vocabulary of Emeetto]‎^[2], Nampula: SIL Mozambique, page 84
• Alaudino J. R. Campos et al. (2010), “maasi”, in Vocabulário de Emakhuwa (Central)‎^[3], Nampula: SIL Mozambique, page 79

Pazeh

Etymology

Borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien 麻糬 (môa-chî).

Noun

maasi

1. rice cake made from glutinous rice; muah chee; mochi

References

• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸); Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001), Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典) (in Chinese), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN

Swahili

Etymology

From ma- +‎ -asi (“to rebel”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

maasi class VI (plural only)

1. alternative form of uasi (“rebellion”)

Talinga-Bwisi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

maasi class 6

1. water

References

• Ntotoli̱ ya Lubwisi‎^[4], SIL International, 2013