maka
English
Etymology
From Hawaiian maka, from Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Doublet of mata-mata.
Noun
maka (plural makas)
- (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
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun
Descendants
- → English: maka
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Maori mata), from Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Gilbertese mata), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq (compare Chamorro mata', Indonesian mentah, Malagasy manta, Malay mentah).
Verb
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːka
Noun
- indefinite accusative singular of maki
- indefinite dative singular of maki
- indefinite genitive singular of maki
- indefinite accusative plural of maki
- indefinite genitive plural of maki
Indonesian
Conjunction
maka
Usage notes
The most often used phrase to mean "therefore" is "maka dari itu".
Jamamadí
Noun
maka
- (Banawá) snake
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
maka
Latvian
Noun
maka m
- (deprecated template usage) genitive singular form of maks
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
maka
- inflection of mak:
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Noun
maka f (genitive mǫku)
Declension
Related terms
- maki m
Descendants
- Swedish: maka c
Etymology 2
Noun
maka
References
- “maka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pipil
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca (“to give”)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Izalco" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmaka/
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Verb
-maka
- (transitive) to give
- Musta nimetzmaka ne seuk tumin.
- Tomorrow I will give you the rest of the money.
- (transitive, informal) to punish; to hit
- Kimakak ne tekwani wan kimimiluj.
- She/he hit the jaguar and knocked it down.
Alternative forms
- (shortened) -ma
Etymology 2
Particle
maka
- Negative imperative marker
- Maka shimutalukan kalijtik
- Don't run inside (the house)
Alternative forms
- (shortened) mā
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
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Noun
maka
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish maka, oblique form of maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Doublet of make.
Noun
maka c
Declension
Declension of maka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | maka | makan | makor | makorna |
Genitive | makas | makans | makors | makornas |
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German maken, cognate with German machen.
Verb
maka (present makar, preterite makade, supine makat, imperative maka)
- To move (slightly) a big, heavy or otherwise difficult-to-move object.
- To move oneself slightly, for example to allow someone else to reach objects behind you.
Conjugation
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
Tongan
Pronunciation
Noun
maka
Westrobothnian
Etymology
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Noun
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Derived terms
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