makimaki

Maori

Etymology 1

Reduplication of maki, from English monkey.

Noun

makimaki

  1. monkey
  2. ape

Etymology 2

Reduplication of maki, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

Verb

makimaki

  1. afflict with an illness
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