maʻi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Maori maki), from Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki), from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
maʻi
- to menstruate
- (stative) sick, ill
Noun edit
maʻi
- sickness, illness, disease, ailment
- A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.
- And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
- patient, sick person
- genital
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press