mahaki

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare with East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).[2]

Adjective

mahaki

  1. sick, ill, invalid
    Synonyms: maki, māruru, matemate, oke

Noun

mahaki

  1. sickness
  2. disease

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 190
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 336-7

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “mahaki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 189
  • “mahaki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ha.ki/

Noun

mahaki

  1. sickness
    Mahalo pē ‘oku ‘ikai te ke hokosia ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga ‘o e mahaki ‘oku taku ko e hoha‘a ki he pa‘angá.
    Perhaps you do not experience the symptoms of the so-called money sickness syndrome.
  2. disease
    Ne si‘i mate hono foha ta‘u 11 ‘i he mahaki tatau pē.
    She had lost another son, then 11 years old, to the same disease.
  3. ailment
  4. patient

Usage notes

Temperamental or characteristic fondness or liking; 'weakness', craze, addiction.

Derived terms

Adjective

mahaki

  1. sick
  2. ill
  3. dead (polite for mate)
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