maka
English
Etymology
From Hawaiian maka. Doublet of mata-mata (“police officer”), from Malay mata-mata (“eyes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑkə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːkə
Noun
maka (plural makas)
- (chiefly Hawaii) eye
- 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.
- 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!
Anagrams
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Verb
maka
- to give.
Gabadi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ka/
Noun
maka
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative stem + -na/-da |
makana | makada |
| locative + instrumental stem + -nai/-dai |
makanai | makadai |
| inalienable possessive forms | ||
| 1st person singular possessive (my) | maka’una | — |
| 2nd person singular possessive (your) | makamuna | — |
| 3rd person singular possessive (his/her/its) | makanana | — |
| 1st person plural inclusive possessive (our) | makagana | — |
| 1st person plural exclusive possessive (our) | makamaina | — |
| 2nd person plural possessive (your) | makamuna | — |
| 3rd person plural possessive (their) | makadada | — |
References
- Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2013). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. SIL International.
- p.10 (possessive suffix example maka'una, table)
- p.19 (example 29, makanada 'eyes.his.pl')
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ka/, [ˈmɐ.kə]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tahitian mata.
Noun
maka
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: maka
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tokelauan mata.
Verb
maka
- (stative) raw (undercooked)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːka
Noun
maka
- inflection of maki:
- indefinite accusative
- indefinite dative singular
- indefinite genitive
Noun
maka
- indefinite genitive of mök
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay maka, from Old Javanese maṅka (“thus, like that, likewise, such”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmaka/ [ˈma.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: ma‧ka
Conjunction
maka
Usage notes
The most often used phrase to mean "therefore" is "maka dari itu".
Derived terms
- makanya
Further reading
- “maka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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
- genitive singular of maks
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaka/
Noun
maka
- inflection of mak:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Javanese maṅka (“thus, like that, likewise, such”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmakə/ [ˈma.kə]
- Rhymes: -akə, -ə
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmaka/ [ˈma.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka, -a
- Hyphenation: ma‧ka
Conjunction
maka (Jawi spelling مک)
Usage notes
- Used in the form maka itu and makanya for the first sense.
Derived terms
- maka itu
- makanya
Descendants
- > Indonesian: maka (inherited)
Preposition
maka (Jawi spelling مک)
- (obsolete) then
Further reading
- “maka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maori
Etymology 1
Verb
maka
- throw, fling, cast, pass (with the hands)
- place, put, put in
- Makaia ai ngā purapura ki roto i te awa kia kuhu tahi me ngā wātakirihi, hei te wā e hauhakea ai he huaranga kau i ngā pūtake o ngā wātakirihi e kohia ana.
- Place the tubers in the stream to join with the watercress, and at the time of harvest, transplant the roots of the watercress you are collecting.
Etymology 2
Noun
maka
- fish hook
- Nā, ka mea kia tukua ngā aho o ngā tukana, ka motokia tōna ihu e Māui; taratīa ana te toto. Ka rere, ka taratī te karukaru, ka pōtaea ki runga ki tōna maka hei mounu.
- Now, when his older brothers let out their lines, Māui punched his nose and blood spurted out. The blood flowed, spurting out and he smeared it on his his fish-hook as bait.
Etymology 3
Noun
maka
- mug
- He maka e 2 kapa, e 4 kapa.
- Mugs, twopence or four pence.
Mwani
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Noun
maka
Old Norse
Etymology 1
See maki (“match, partner”)
Noun
maka f (genitive mǫku)
Declension
| 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
Etymology 2
Noun
maka
- accusative/dative/genitive singular of maki
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “maka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Pipil
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca (“to give”).
Pronunciation
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
Compare Jamaican Creole macca, Jamaican Creole macka.
Noun
maka
Derived terms
- bambamaka
- blakamaka
- bofrumaka
- bolomaka
- brantimaka
- bugrumaka
- droifimaka
- dyindyamaka
- kawmaka
- keskesimaka
- kwatamaka
- maka-alata
- makafisi
- makakrapa
- makamaka
- makanyamsi
- makaperi
- makasneki
- makatiki
- makatitei
- nyamsimaka
- obemaka
- paramaka
- popokaimaka
- todomaka
- wetimaka
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Verb
-maka (infinitive kumaka)
Conjugation
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Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌka/
Audio: (file)
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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | maka | makas |
| definite | makan | makans | |
| plural | indefinite | makor | makors |
| definite | makorna | makornas |
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German maken, from Old Saxon makōn. Compare 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 make room for someone in a sofa or allow someone to reach objects behind oneself
- Kan du maka (på) dig lite så att jag får plats?
- Could you move over a bit to make space for me?
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 | — | — |
| present participle | makande | |||
| past participle | makad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- maka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- maka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Tongan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ka/
Noun
maka
Wutunhua
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑkʰɑ]
Noun
maka
References
- Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
Yanomamö
Noun
maka
References
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ[1] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN