Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
māhī. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
māhī, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
māhī in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
māhī you have here. The definition of the word
māhī will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
māhī, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masi₁ (“product of fermentation” – compare with Tahitian mahi and Samoan masi “paste/meal of fermented breadfruit”)[1][2][3] from Proto-Oceanic *maqasin (“salt” – compare with Tongan māsima, Samoan māsima and Fijian masima all “salt”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (compare with Malay masin “salty” and Tagalog asin “salt”).[1][2] Vowel elongation compared to other neighbouring cognates likely to avoid confusion with mahi (“work”), semantic shift due to absence or long failed cultivation of breadfruit in New Zealand's temperate climate.[4]
Verb
māhī
- to ferment
- Synonym: moī
- to putrefy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “masi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 158-60
- ^ Serra-Mallol, Christophe (2012) Dictionnaire des cultures alimentaires, →ISBN, pages 112-4
- ^ Furey, Louise (2006) Maori gardening: An archaeological perspective, Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Conservation, →ISBN, page 10
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “māhī”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 190
- “māhī” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.