maki

See also: Maki, mäki, Mäki, mąki, and maki-

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːki/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.kɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Etymology 1

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki (plural maki)

1. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Etymology 2

From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”).

Noun

maki (usually uncountable, plural makis or maki)

1. makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.
   • 2001 March 2, Laura Levy Shatkin, “What's New”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2]:

     Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions.

See also

• maki-e (probably etymologically unrelated, although it does come from Japanese, like the sushi term...)

Etymology 3

From Hokkien 肉羹 (mah-kiⁿ).

Noun

maki (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, without noodles

   Synonym: pork maki

See also

• maki mi
• pork maki mi

Anagrams

• Kami, Mika, kami

Dutch

Etymology

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːki/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Noun

maki m (plural maki's, diminutive makietje n)

1. lemur, lemurid (mammal from the family Lemuridae)

   Synonym: echte lemuur

   Hypernyms: lemuur, halfaap, primaat

   Hyponyms: ringstaartmaki, vari

Derived terms

• ringstaartmaki

Further reading

• maki on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From Malagasy maky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑki/, [ˈmɑ̝k̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ki

Noun

maki

1. lemur

Declension

Inflection of maki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		maki	makit
genitive		makin	makien
partitive		makia	makeja
illative		makiin	makeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maki	makit
accusative	nom.	maki	makit
	gen.	makin
genitive		makin	makien
partitive		makia	makeja
inessive		makissa	makeissa
elative		makista	makeista
illative		makiin	makeihin
adessive		makilla	makeilla
ablative		makilta	makeilta
allative		makille	makeille
essive		makina	makeina
translative		makiksi	makeiksi
abessive		makitta	makeitta
instructive		—	makein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative makini makini accusative nom. makini makini gen. makini genitive makini makieni partitive makiani makejani inessive makissani makeissani elative makistani makeistani illative makiini makeihini adessive makillani makeillani ablative makiltani makeiltani allative makilleni makeilleni essive makinani makeinani translative makikseni makeikseni abessive makittani makeittani instructive — — comitative — makeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative makisi makisi accusative nom. makisi makisi gen. makisi genitive makisi makiesi partitive makiasi makejasi inessive makissasi makeissasi elative makistasi makeistasi illative makiisi makeihisi adessive makillasi makeillasi ablative makiltasi makeiltasi allative makillesi makeillesi essive makinasi makeinasi translative makiksesi makeiksesi abessive makittasi makeittasi instructive — — comitative — makeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative makimme makimme accusative nom. makimme makimme gen. makimme genitive makimme makiemme partitive makiamme makejamme inessive makissamme makeissamme elative makistamme makeistamme illative makiimme makeihimme adessive makillamme makeillamme ablative makiltamme makeiltamme allative makillemme makeillemme essive makinamme makeinamme translative makiksemme makeiksemme abessive makittamme makeittamme instructive — — comitative — makeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative makinne makinne accusative nom. makinne makinne gen. makinne genitive makinne makienne partitive makianne makejanne inessive makissanne makeissanne elative makistanne makeistanne illative makiinne makeihinne adessive makillanne makeillanne ablative makiltanne makeiltanne allative makillenne makeillenne essive makinanne makeinanne translative makiksenne makeiksenne abessive makittanne makeittanne instructive — — comitative — makeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative makinsa makinsa accusative nom. makinsa makinsa gen. makinsa genitive makinsa makiensa partitive makiaan makiansa makejaan makejansa inessive makissaan makissansa makeissaan makeissansa elative makistaan makistansa makeistaan makeistansa illative makiinsa makeihinsa adessive makillaan makillansa makeillaan makeillansa ablative makiltaan makiltansa makeiltaan makeiltansa allative makilleen makillensa makeilleen makeillensa essive makinaan makinansa makeinaan makeinansa translative makikseen makiksensa makeikseen makeiksensa abessive makittaan makittansa makeittaan makeittansa instructive — — comitative — makeineen makeinensa

Derived terms

• makimainen puoliapina

compounds

• coquerelinkääpiömaki
• haarukkamaki
• harjamaki
• harmaabambumaki
• hiirimaki
• hoikkamaki
• karvakorvamaki
• kissamaki
• kärppämaki
• miliusmaki
• mongosmaki
• mustamaki
• punavatsamaki
• rottamaki
• ruskomaki
• valkojalkamaki
• viirunaamamaki
• villamaki
• yömaki

Further reading

• “maki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Mika

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ki/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. maki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)

Descendants

• → Catalan: maqui
• → English: maki
• → German: Maki
• → Italian: maki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 巻き (maki).

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. ellipsis of makizushi

Further reading

• “maki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒki]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki
• Rhymes: -ki

Noun

maki (plural makik)

1. lemur

Usage notes

In children's books, the word makimajom is also used to indicate maki and majom (“monkey”) together.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	maki	makik
accusative	makit	makikat
dative	makinak	makiknak
instrumental	makival	makikkal
causal-final	makiért	makikért
translative	makivá	makikká
terminative	makiig	makikig
essive-formal	makiként	makikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	makiban	makikban
superessive	makin	makikon
adessive	makinál	makiknál
illative	makiba	makikba
sublative	makira	makikra
allative	makihoz	makikhoz
elative	makiból	makikból
delative	makiról	makikról
ablative	makitól	makiktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	makié	makiké
non-attributive possessive – plural	makiéi	makikéi

Possessive forms of maki

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	makim	makijaim (or makiim)
2nd person sing.	makid	makijaid (or makiid)
3rd person sing.	makija	makijai (or makii)
1st person plural	makink	makijaink (or makiink)
2nd person plural	makitok	makijaitok (or makiitok)
3rd person plural	makijuk	makijaik (or makiik)

Derived terms

Compound words

• makimajom

Further reading

• maki in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Cognate with Danish mage, Swedish make, English match.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːcɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːcɪ

Noun

maki m (genitive singular maka, nominative plural makar)

1. spouse, significant other, partner

   Veislan byrjar klukkan 18:00. Makar velkomnir. ― The party starts at 6:00. Guests are welcome to bring their significant others.

2. mate (an animal's breeding partner)

   Lundinn heldur tryggð við maka sinn. ― The puffin remains loyal to its mate.

3. (archaic) equal, match

   Synonyms: jafningi, jafnoki

Declension

Declension of maki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maki	makinn	makar	makarnir
accusative	maka	makann	maka	makana
dative	maka	makanum	mökum	mökunum
genitive	maka	makans	maka	makanna

Derived terms

• makalaus (“matchless, unparalleled”)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay maki.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaki/ [ˈma.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ma‧ki

Noun

maki (plural maki-maki)

1. curse, abuse, invective

Derived terms

• maki-maki
• makian
• memaki
• memaki-maki
• pemaki

Further reading

• “maki”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Hyphenation: mà‧ki

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French maki, from Malagasy maka.

Alternative forms

• machi

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
2. mongoose lemur (Lemur mongoz)

Further reading

• Eulemur macaco on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Eulemur mongoz on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki, “roll”), continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll, wrap around”).

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. a piece of makizushi

See also

• sushi

Further reading

• maki in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

maki

1. Rōmaji transcription of まき

Latvian

Noun

maki m

1. nominative/vocative plural of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakʲi/

Noun

maki

1. nominative/accusative plural of mak

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mä.ki/
• Rhymes: -i

Verb

maki (Jawi spelling ماکي)

1. to insult; to mock.

   Synonym(s): ejek, umpat, kutuk

Further reading

• “maki”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Tahitian maʻi), from Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare , East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki), from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét). Doublet of mahaki.

Verb

maki

1. to afflict (of an illness)

Noun

maki

1. sick person
2. sore (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)

Adjective

maki

1. sick, ill, invalid

   Synonyms: mahaki, māruru, matemate, oke

Derived terms

• makimaki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

maki

1. ape
2. monkey

Derived terms

• makimaki

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “maki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 198
• “maki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English

Verb

maki

1. alternative form of maken

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maki m

1. match

Declension

Declension of maki (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	maki	makinn	makar	makarnir
accusative	maka	makann	maka	makana
dative	maka	makanum	mǫkum	mǫkunum
genitive	maka	makans	maka	makanna

Related terms

• makr

Descendants

• Icelandic: maki
• Faroese: maki
• Norwegian Nynorsk: make
• Norwegian Bokmål: make
• Old Swedish: maki
  • Swedish: make c
• Danish: mage c

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “maki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mākī.

Noun

māki m

1. sword

Declension

māki (masculine ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	māki	mākios
accusative	māki	mākios
genitive	mākies	mākiō
dative	mākie	mākium
instrumental	—	—

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

maki m

1. associate, partner
2. match, equal
3. spouse

Declension

Declension of make (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	make	maken	makar	makarnir
accusative	maka	makan	maka	makana
dative	maka	makanom	makom	makonom
genitive	maka	makans	maka	makanna

Descendants

• Swedish: make

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ma‧ki

Noun

maki m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mak

Quechua

Noun

maki

1. hand

Declension

Declension of maki

	singular	plural
nominative	maki	makikuna
accusative	makita	makikunata
dative	makiman	makikunaman
genitive	makip	makikunap
locative	makipi	makikunapi
terminative	makikama	makikunakama
ablative	makimanta	makikunamanta
instrumental	makiwan	makikunawan
comitative	makintin	makikunantin
abessive	makinnaq	makikunannaq
comparative	makihina	makikunahina
causative	makirayku	makikunarayku
benefactive	makipaq	makikunapaq
associative	makipura	makikunapura
distributive	makinka	makikunanka
exclusive	makilla	makikunalla

Possessive forms of maki

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative makiy makiykuna accusative makiyta makiykunata dative makiyman makiykunaman genitive makiypa makiykunap locative makiypi makiykunapi terminative makiykama makiykunakama ablative makiymanta makiykunamanta instrumental makiywan makiykunawan comitative makiynintin makiykunantin abessive makiyninnaq makiykunannaq comparative makiyhina makiykunahina causative makiyrayku makiykunarayku benefactive makiypaq makiykunapaq associative makiypura makiykunapura distributive makiyninka makiykunanka exclusive makiylla makiykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative makiyki makiykikuna accusative makiykita makiykikunata dative makiykiman makiykikunaman genitive makiykipa makiykikunap locative makiykipi makiykikunapi terminative makiykikama makiykikunakama ablative makiykimanta makiykikunamanta instrumental makiykiwan makiykikunawan comitative makiykintin makiykikunantin abessive makiykinnaq makiykikunannaq comparative makiykihina makiykikunahina causative makiykirayku makiykikunarayku benefactive makiykipaq makiykikunapaq associative makiykipura makiykikunapura distributive makiykinka makiykikunanka exclusive makiykilla makiykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative makin makinkuna accusative makinta makinkunata dative makinman makinkunaman genitive makinpa makinkunap locative makinpi makinkunapi terminative makinkama makinkunakama ablative makinmanta makinkunamanta instrumental makinwan makinkunawan comitative makinintin makinkunantin abessive makinninnaq makinkunannaq comparative makinhina makinkunahina causative makinrayku makinkunarayku benefactive makinpaq makinkunapaq associative makinpura makinkunapura distributive makininka makinkunanka exclusive makinlla makinkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative makinchik makinchikkuna accusative makinchikta makinchikkunata dative makinchikman makinchikkunaman genitive makinchikpa makinchikkunap locative makinchikpi makinchikkunapi terminative makinchikkama makinchikkunakama ablative makinchikmanta makinchikkunamanta instrumental makinchikwan makinchikkunawan comitative makinchiknintin makinchikkunantin abessive makinchikninnaq makinchikkunannaq comparative makinchikhina makinchikkunahina causative makinchikrayku makinchikkunarayku benefactive makinchikpaq makinchikkunapaq associative makinchikpura makinchikkunapura distributive makinchikninka makinchikkunanka exclusive makinchiklla makinchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative makiyku makiykukuna accusative makiykuta makiykukunata dative makiykuman makiykukunaman genitive makiykupa makiykukunap locative makiykupi makiykukunapi terminative makiykukama makiykukunakama ablative makiykumanta makiykukunamanta instrumental makiykuwan makiykukunawan comitative makiykuntin makiykukunantin abessive makiykunnaq makiykukunannaq comparative makiykuhina makiykukunahina causative makiykurayku makiykukunarayku benefactive makiykupaq makiykukunapaq associative makiykupura makiykukunapura distributive makiykunka makiykukunanka exclusive makiykulla makiykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative makiykichik makiykichikkuna accusative makiykichikta makiykichikkunata dative makiykichikman makiykichikkunaman genitive makiykichikpa makiykichikkunap locative makiykichikpi makiykichikkunapi terminative makiykichikkama makiykichikkunakama ablative makiykichikmanta makiykichikkunamanta instrumental makiykichikwan makiykichikkunawan comitative makiykichiknintin makiykichikkunantin abessive makiykichikninnaq makiykichikkunannaq comparative makiykichikhina makiykichikkunahina causative makiykichikrayku makiykichikkunarayku benefactive makiykichikpaq makiykichikkunapaq associative makiykichikpura makiykichikkunapura distributive makiykichikninka makiykichikkunanka exclusive makiykichiklla makiykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative makinku makinkukuna accusative makinkuta makinkukunata dative makinkuman makinkukunaman genitive makinkupa makinkukunap locative makinkupi makinkukunapi terminative makinkukama makinkukunakama ablative makinkumanta makinkukunamanta instrumental makinkuwan makinkukunawan comitative makinkuntin makinkukunantin abessive makinkunnaq makinkukunannaq comparative makinkuhina makinkukunahina causative makinkurayku makinkukunarayku benefactive makinkupaq makinkukunapaq associative makinkupura makinkukunapura distributive makinkunka makinkukunanka exclusive makinkulla makinkukunalla

Derived terms

• makisapa

Swedish

maki / sushirullar

Noun

maki c

1. a true lemur (lemur in the genus Eulemur)
2. (in the plural) the genus Eulemur

Declension

Declension of maki

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maki	makis
	definite	makin	makins
plural	indefinite	makier	makiers
	definite	makierna	makiernas

See also

• lemur

Noun

maki c

1. maki (form of sushi that is rolled)

Declension

Declension of maki

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maki	makis
	definite	makin	makins
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• nori
• sushi

References

• maki in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maki in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/

Verb

maki

1. (transitive) to plant

Conjugation

Conjugation of maki (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tamaki	mamaki	amaki
2nd person		namaki	famaki
3rd person	inanimate	imaki	damaki
	animate
imperative		namaki, maki	famaki, maki

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[4], Pacific linguistics

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• mayi, mayki

Etymology

Related to Northern Kurdish mak (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑki]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)

1. (grammar) feminine