maki

See also: Maki, mäki, Mäki, and mąki

English

Etymology 1

From French [Term?], from native name.

Noun

maki (plural maki)

  1. A lemur.

Etymology 2

From Japanese 巻き (maki), from 巻く (maku, to roll).

Noun

maki (countable and uncountable, plural makis)

  1. makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.
    • 2001 March 2, Laura Levy Shatkin, “What's New”, in Chicago Reader:
      Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions.

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Finnish

Noun

maki

  1. lemur

Declension

Inflection of maki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative maki makit
genitive makin makien
partitive makia makeja
illative makiin makeihin
singular plural
nominative maki makit
accusative nom. maki makit
gen. makin
genitive makin makien
partitive makia makeja
inessive makissa makeissa
elative makista makeista
illative makiin makeihin
adessive makilla makeilla
ablative makilta makeilta
allative makille makeille
essive makina makeina
translative makiksi makeiksi
instructive makein
abessive makitta makeitta
comitative makeineen

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒki]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Noun

maki (plural makik)

  1. lemur

Usage notes

In children's books, the word makimajom is also used to indicate maki and majom (monkey) together.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative maki makik
accusative makit makikat
dative makinak makiknak
instrumental makival makikkal
causal-final makiért makikért
translative makivá makikká
terminative makiig makikig
essive-formal makiként makikként
essive-modal
inessive makiban makikban
superessive makin makikon
adessive makinál makiknál
illative makiba makikba
sublative makira makikra
allative makihoz makikhoz
elative makiból makikból
delative makiról makikról
ablative makitól makiktól
Possessive forms of maki
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. makim makijaim
2nd person sing. makid makijaid
3rd person sing. makija makijai
1st person plural makink makijaink
2nd person plural makitok makijaitok
3rd person plural makijuk makijaik

Derived terms


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Cognate with Danish mage, Swedish make, English match.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːcɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aːcɪ

Noun

maki m (genitive singular maka, nominative plural makar)

  1. equal, match
    Synonyms: jafningi, jafnoki
  2. spouse

Declension

Derived terms

  • makalaus (matchless, unparalleled)

Japanese

Romanization

maki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まき

Latvian

Noun

maki m

  1. nominative plural form of maks
  2. vocative plural form of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmakʲi/

Noun

maki

  1. nominative and accusative plural of mak

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masakit (compare Tongan mahaki, East Futuna masaki, Hawaiian ma‘i), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).

Verb

maki

  1. to afflict (of an illness)

Noun

maki

  1. sick person
  2. sore (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)

Adverb

maki

  1. invalid

Derived terms

  • makimaki

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maki m

  1. associate, partner
  2. match, equal
  3. spouse

Declension

Descendants


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.kʲi/

Noun

maki m

  1. nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of mak

Quechua

Noun

maki

  1. hand

Declension


Zazaki

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mak + -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maki]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative zaf maki)

  1. (grammar) feminine
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