mauka

See also: maukā

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian mauka (landward, shoreward (from the sea), towards the inland).

Adverb

mauka (not comparable)

  1. (Hawaii) inland, towards the mountains.

See also

Etymology 2

From Aymara mauka (mauka (Mirabilis expansa)).

Noun

mauka (plural maukas)

  1. The flowering Andean root vegetable Mirabilis expansa, which was important to the Incas and which survives in cold, windy places several thousand meters above sea level.
  2. One of the edible tuberous roots this plant produces.
Synonyms

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mau̯ka/ [mau̯.ka]
  • Rhymes: -au̯ka, -a
  • Hyphenation: mau‧ka

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mauka inan

  1. windfall, godsend
    Synonym: pagotxa
Declension
Declension of mauka (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mauka mauka maukak
ergative maukak maukak maukek
dative maukari maukari maukei
genitive maukaren maukaren mauken
comitative maukarekin maukarekin maukekin
causative maukarengatik maukarengatik maukengatik
benefactive maukarentzat maukarentzat maukentzat
instrumental maukaz maukaz maukez
inessive maukatan maukan mauketan
locative maukatako maukako mauketako
allative maukatara maukara mauketara
terminative maukataraino maukaraino mauketaraino
directive maukatarantz maukarantz mauketarantz
destinative maukatarako maukarako mauketarako
ablative maukatatik maukatik mauketatik
partitive maukarik
prolative maukatzat

Etymology 2

Noun

mauka inan

  1. (proscribed) alternative spelling of mahuka (sleeve)
Declension
Declension of mauka (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mauka mauka maukak
ergative maukak maukak maukek
dative maukari maukari maukei
genitive maukaren maukaren mauken
comitative maukarekin maukarekin maukekin
causative maukarengatik maukarengatik maukengatik
benefactive maukarentzat maukarentzat maukentzat
instrumental maukaz maukaz maukez
inessive maukatan maukan mauketan
locative maukatako maukako mauketako
allative maukatara maukara mauketara
terminative maukataraino maukaraino mauketaraino
directive maukatarantz maukarantz mauketarantz
destinative maukatarako maukarako mauketarako
ablative maukatatik maukatik mauketatik
partitive maukarik
prolative maukatzat

Further reading

  • mauka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • mauka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Hawaiian

Etymology

ma- +‎ uka (inland)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmau̯.ka/, [ˈmɐw.kə], [ˈmɔw.kə] (rapid speech)

Adverb

mauka

  1. inland; upland; towards the mountains
    Antonym: makai
  2. shoreward (if at sea)

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mauka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian mauka (towards the mountain).

Adverb

mauka

  1. towards the mountains, inland
    Go drive mauka.
    Drive towards the mountain side.

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From mauk (mash, purée).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmøyːka/
  • Rhymes: -øyːka

Verb

mauka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative maukaði, supine maukað)

  1. to mash, purée

Conjugation

mauka – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur mauka
supine sagnbót maukað
present participle
maukandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég mauka maukaði mauki maukaði
þú maukar maukaðir maukir maukaðir
hann, hún, það maukar maukaði mauki maukaði
plural við maukum maukuðum maukum maukuðum
þið maukið maukuðuð maukið maukuðuð
þeir, þær, þau mauka maukuðu mauki maukuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú mauka (þú), maukaðu
plural þið maukið (þið), maukiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
maukast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að maukast
supine sagnbót maukast
present participle
maukandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég maukast maukaðist maukist maukaðist
þú maukast maukaðist maukist maukaðist
hann, hún, það maukast maukaðist maukist maukaðist
plural við maukumst maukuðumst maukumst maukuðumst
þið maukist maukuðust maukist maukuðust
þeir, þær, þau maukast maukuðust maukist maukuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú maukast (þú), maukastu
plural þið maukist (þið), maukisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
maukaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
maukaður maukuð maukað maukaðir maukaðar maukuð
accusative
(þolfall)
maukaðan maukaða maukað maukaða maukaðar maukuð
dative
(þágufall)
maukuðum maukaðri maukuðu maukuðum maukuðum maukuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
maukaðs maukaðrar maukaðs maukaðra maukaðra maukaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
maukaði maukaða maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
maukaða maukuðu maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu
dative
(þágufall)
maukaða maukuðu maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
maukaða maukuðu maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu

Latvian

Etymology

Maybe related to maukt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmāū̯ka]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

mauka f (4th declension)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) indecent, dissolute woman; prostitute, whore
    mauku mājabordello (lit. whorehouse)
    nosaukt par maukuto call (someone) a prostitute, a whore
    pieķert vīrieti pie maukasto nab a man at a prostitute('s house)

Declension

Declension of mauka (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative mauka maukas
genitive maukas mauku
dative maukai maukām
accusative mauku maukas
instrumental mauku maukām
locative maukā maukās
vocative mauka maukas

Synonyms

Maori

Etymology

South Island pronunciation of maunga

Noun

mauka

  1. (dialectal) mountain

References

mauka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.