miki

See also: Miki

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Verb

miki

  1. to die.

Hausa

Noun

mīkì m (possessed form mīkìn)

  1. vulture

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki/, [ˈmi.ti]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *miti (“suck, lick up”), from Proto-Oceanic *miti (“suck; make a sucking sound”).

Verb

miki(intransitive)

  1. to suck in
  2. to shrink, to shrivel
  3. to contract
  4. to recede
    nalu miki ― receding wave
Derived terms
  • mikimiki (reduplicated form)
  • mimiki (“suck in”, verb)

Verb

miki(transitive)

  1. to pick up with the fingers
  2. to shock (give an electric shock to)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

miki(stative)

  1. quick, prompt
  2. lively, nimble
  3. active, alert
Derived terms
  • mimiki (“work with a will”, verb)
  • mikimiki (reduplicated form)

Noun

miki

  1. speed
  2. alertness

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

miki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of みき

Maranao

Noun

miki

  1. noodle

References

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *mɨkɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *muku- or *muki-. Compare Classical Nahuatl miqui (“to die”).

Pronunciation

Verb

miki

  1. (intransitive) to die
    Ne mukunew teutak mikik
    Your son died in the evening

Derived terms

  • ijiumiki (“to sigh”)
  • mikilis (“death”)
  • mikini (“dead person, corpse”)
  • miktan (“depths” or “Hell”)
  • -miktia (“to kill”)
  • sekmiki (“to feel cold”)
  • tūnalmiki (“to wither from heat”)
  • yūlmiki (“to have a heart attack”)
  • āmiki (“to be thirsty”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 麵鹼 / 面碱 (mī-kiⁿ, “alkaline noodles”) as per Manuel (1948). Compare Philippine Spanish miqui. See also Taiwanese Hokkien 大麵鹼 / 大面碱 (tōa-mī-kiⁿ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmiki/ [ˈmiː.xɪ]
  • Rhymes: -iki
  • Syllabification: mi‧ki

Noun

miki (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. alkaline noodles (usually yellow, made using flour mixed with lye or alkali)
    Synonym: pansit miki

Derived terms

  • magmimiki
  • pansit miki
  • pansit miki-bihon gisado

Further reading

  • “miki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 41
  • Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation‎[1], Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 112

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