makimaki

Māori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmakimaki/ [ˈmɐkimɐki]

Etymology 1

Reduplication of maki (“monkey”).

Noun

makimaki

  1. monkey
  2. ape

Etymology 2

Reduplication of maki, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

Verb

makimaki

  1. afflict with an illness

Further reading

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