makahiti

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matafiti, *matasiti. Cognate with Māori Matariki.

Noun

makahiti

  1. Niʻihau form of makahiki (“year”)
    He makahiti loihi teia.
    This is a long year.
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