maasi
Pazeh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien 麻糬 (môa-chî).
Noun edit
maasi
- rice cake made from glutinous rice; muah chee; mochi
References edit
- Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸), Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001) Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics.
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From ma- + -asi (“to rebel”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
maasi (ma class, plural only)
- Alternative form of uasi (“rebellion”)