maitaʻi

See also: maitai, mai tai, and maita'i

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *maqitaki; cognate with Tuamotuan maitaki, Rarotongan meitaki, Rapa maitaki, Austral maitaʻi, North Marquesan meitaʻi, South Marquesan meitaʻi, Hawaiian maikaʻi, Maori maitai.

Adjective

maitaʻi (plural maitataʻi) (Raapoto spelling maitaì)

1. good

Usage notes

Do not confuse with mataʻi.

Derived terms

• tāmā‘a maita‘i (“bon appetit”)

 

Further reading

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “maitaʻi” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.