makani

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi (compare with Māori matangi, Tahitian mataʻi, Tongan matangi and Samoan matagi) combining *mata (“eye, point”) +‎ *aŋi (“blow (of wind)”) corresponding to maka + ani (compare with Māori matangi from mata + āngi) ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata “eye, point” + *haŋin (compare with Malay mata angin “cardinal direction” lit. “point [direction] of [blowing] wind”)

• IPA^(key): /maˈka.ni/, [məˈkɐ.ni]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ka‧ni

makani

1. wind
2. ghost

• wili makani (“windmill”)
• ʻūpā makani (“bellows”)

makani

1. (stative) to be windy
2. (stative) to blow

• ani

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

From makan +‎ -i.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈkani/ [maˈka.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: ma‧ka‧ni

makani (active memakani, passive dimakani) (uncommon)

1. to feed

   Synonym: makankan

2. to eat repeatedly

Borrowed from Arabic مَكَان (makān).

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /mɑˈkɑ.ni/

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makani class VI (plural only)

1. This term needs a translation to English (Is this a synonym of maskani or do the meanings differ? One source suggests "recreational place" but another the same as maskani (dwelling). Don't make this an alt form since the etymologies differ!). Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.