maka
English
Etymology
From Hawaiian maka, from Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Doublet of mata-mata.
Noun
maka (plural makas)
- (chiefly Hawaii) eye
- 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!
- 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.
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Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Descendants
- → English: maka
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːka
Indonesian
Jamamadí
Latvian
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaka/
Pipil
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca (“to give”)
Verb
-maka
Alternative forms
- (shortened) -ma
Particle
maka
- Negative imperative marker
- Maka shimutalukan kalijtik
- Don't run inside (the house)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌka/
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish maka, oblique form of maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Doublet of make.
Declension
Declension of maka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | maka | makan | makor | makorna |
Genitive | makas | makans | makors | makornas |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German maken, cognate with 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 allow someone else to reach objects behind you.
Conjugation
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.
Derived terms
- makator m (“equal, match, counterpart, companion”)
Phrases
- Skjut ut gamm släan, no finn ’n makan