maka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maka"

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian maka. Doublet of mata-mata (“police officer”), from Malay mata-mata (“eyes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkə/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

maka (plural makas)

1. (chiefly Hawaii) eye
   • 1989, Newspaper Guild Convention, Proceedings ... Annual Convention, page 177:

     He may be weak in his makas, his eyes, but he has been blessed by an excess in his mana'o, his mind.

   • 2000, Fred Wei-han Ho, Legacy to Liberation, →ISBN:

     da rain an da makas yeh, da eyes, da makas dat luk da mowntans an spak da new hi'way runnin tru da vallee da eyes dat see nottin' but one beeg town ...

   • 2007, Victor Rodger, Sons, →ISBN, page 77:

     Open your makas, man!

   Getting my makas checked so I can actually SEE! Maybe life will be clear with a new set of "eyes".

   I felt the warm water, my makas looked into the sky. Thank you for my love of my islands.

Anagrams

• Kama, kama

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Verb

maka

1. to give.

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tahitian mata.

Noun

maka

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
2. face
3. bud
4. beloved one
5. mesh of a net

Derived terms

• waimaka (“tears”)

Descendants

• → English: maka

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tokelauan mata.

Verb

maka

1. (stative) raw (undercooked)

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

maka

1. inflection of maki:
   1. indefinite accusative
   2. indefinite dative singular
   3. indefinite genitive

Noun

maka

1. indefinite genitive of mök

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maka.

Conjunction

maka

1. so
2. therefore

Usage notes

The most often used phrase to mean "therefore" is "maka dari itu".

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Jamamadí

Noun

maka

1. (Banawá) snake

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Japanese

Romanization

maka

1. Rōmaji transcription of まか

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Latvian

Noun

maka m

1. genitive singular form of maks

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaka/

Noun

maka

1. inflection of mak:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

See maki (“match, partner”)

Noun

maka f (genitive mǫku)

1. female mate

Declension

  Declension of maka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maka	makan	mǫkur	mǫkurnar
accusative	mǫku	mǫkuna	mǫkur	mǫkurnar
dative	mǫku	mǫkunni	mǫkum	mǫkunum
genitive	mǫku	mǫkunnar	makna	maknanna

Related terms

• maki m

Descendants

• Swedish: maka c

Etymology 2

Noun

maka

1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of maki

References

• maka in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Pipil

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca (“to give”)

Pronunciation

• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /ˈmaka/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣa/

Verb

-maka

1. (transitive) to give

   Musta nimetzmaka ne seuk tumin.

   Tomorrow I will give you the rest of the money.

2. (transitive, informal) to punish; to hit

   Kimakak ne tekwani wan kimimiluj.

   She/he hit the jaguar and knocked it down.

Alternative forms

• (shortened) -ma

Particle

maka

1. Negative imperative marker

   Maka shimutalukan kalijtik

   Don't run inside (the house)

Alternative forms

• (shortened) mā

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

maka

1. thorn, barb, spine, spike

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːˌka/

• audio

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish maka, oblique form of maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Doublet of make.

Noun

maka c

1. spouse; wife; married woman

Declension

Declension of maka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	maka	makan	makor	makorna
Genitive	makas	makans	makors	makornas

Synonyms

• fru
• hustru

Antonyms

• make
• man

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German maken, from Old Saxon makon, see also German machen.

Verb

maka (present makar, preterite makade, supine makat, imperative maka)

1. To move (slightly) a big, heavy or otherwise difficult-to-move object.
2. To move oneself slightly, for example to allow someone else to reach objects behind you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of maka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	maka		—
Supine	makat		—
Imperative	maka		—
Imper. plural1	maken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	makar	makade	—	—
Ind. plural1	maka	makade	—	—
Subjunctive2	make	makade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	makande
Past participle	makad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• masa

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Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ka/

Noun

maka

1. rock; stone.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maka m

1. equal, match
2. spouse

Derived terms

• makator m (“equal, match, counterpart, companion”)

Derived terms

• Skjut ut gamm släan, no finn ’n makan

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Wutunhua

Etymology

From Tibetan རྨ་ཁ (rma kha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑkʰɑ]

Noun

maka

1. wound

References

• Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN