mahaki
Tongan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmahaki
- sickness
- Mahalo pē ‘oku ‘ikai te ke hokosia ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga ‘o e mahaki ‘oku taku ko e hoha‘a ki he pa‘angá.
- Perhaps you do not experience the symptoms of the so-called money sickness syndrome.
- disease
- Ne si‘i mate hono foha ta‘u 11 ‘i he mahaki tatau pē.
- She had lost another son, then 11 years old, to the same disease.
- ailment
- patient
Usage notes
editTemperamental or characteristic fondness or liking; 'weakness', craze, addiction.
Adjective
editmahaki
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- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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