fale mahaki

Tongan

Etymology

fale (“house, building; institution”) +‎ mahaki (“sick; illness”) — compare with related Samoan falemaʻi, Hawaiian hale maʻi and Malay rumah sakit as well as separately English sickhouse for similar constructions.

Noun

fale mahaki

  1. hospital
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