maitai

See also: mai tai, maitaʻi, and maita'i

Hawaiian

Verb

maitai

1. Niʻihau form of maikaʻi (“goodness”)

   Maitai au.

   I am good.

Usage notes

• In Niihau, diacritics are omitted. If one were to use them, the spelling would be maitaʻi.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *maqitaki; compare with Hawaiian maikaʻi and Tahitian maitaʻi.

Adjective

maitai

1. good, beautiful, agreeable

Etymology 2

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

Noun

maitai

1. metal

   Synonym: mētara

Further reading

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