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English
Etymology
From Hawaiian maka. Doublet of mata-mata (“police officer”), from Malay mata-mata (“eyes”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maka (plural makas)
- (chiefly Hawaii) eye
Getting my makas checked so I can actually SEE! Maybe life will be clear with a new set of "eyes".
I felt the warm water, my makas looked into the sky. Thank you for my love of my islands.
1989, Newspaper Guild Convention, Proceedings ... Annual Convention, page 177:He may be weak in his makas, his eyes, but he has been blessed by an excess in his mana'o, his mind.
2000, Fred Wei-han Ho, Legacy to Liberation, →ISBN:da rain an da makas yeh, da eyes, da makas dat luk da mowntans an spak da new hi'way runnin tru da vallee da eyes dat see nottin' but one beeg town ...
2007, Victor Rodger, Sons, →ISBN, page 77:Open your makas, man!
Anagrams
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Verb
maka
- to give.
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tahitian mata.
Noun
maka
- (anatomy) eye (organ)
- face
- bud
- beloved one
- mesh of a net
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tokelauan mata.
Verb
maka
- (stative) raw (undercooked)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
maka
- inflection of maki:
- indefinite accusative
- indefinite dative singular
- indefinite genitive
Noun
maka
- indefinite genitive of mök
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay maka.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
maka
- so
- therefore
Usage notes
The most often used phrase to mean "therefore" is "maka dari itu".
Derived terms
Further reading
Jamamadí
Noun
maka
- (Banawá) snake
References
Japanese
Romanization
maka
- Rōmaji transcription of まか
Latvian
Noun
maka m
- genitive singular of maks
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
maka
- inflection of mak:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Maori
Etymology
Borrowing from English mug.
Verb
maka
- throw, fling, cast, pass (with the hands)
- place, put, put in
Makaia ai ngā purapura ki roto i te awa kia kuhu tahi me ngā wātakirihi, hei te wā e hauhakea ai he huaranga kau i ngā pūtake o ngā wātakirihi e kohia ana.- Place the tubers in the stream to join with the watercress, and at the time of harvest, transplant the roots of the watercress you are collecting.
Noun
maka
- fish hook
Nā, ka mea kia tukua ngā aho o ngā tukana, ka motokia tōna ihu e Māui; taratīa ana te toto. Ka rere, ka taratī te karukaru, ka pōtaea ki runga ki tōna maka hei mounu.- Now, when his older brothers let out their lines, Māui punched his nose and blood spurted out. The blood flowed, spurting out and he smeared it on his his fish-hook as bait.
Noun
maka
- mug
He maka e 2 kapa, e 4 kapa.- Mugs, twopence or four pence.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
See maki (“match, partner”)
Noun
maka f (genitive mǫku)
- female mate
Declension
Declension of maka (weak ōn-stem)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
maka
- accusative/dative/genitive singular of maki
References
- “maka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pipil
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca (“to give”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-maka
- (transitive) to give
Musta nimetzmaka ne seuk tumin.- Tomorrow I will give you the rest of the money.
- (transitive, informal) to punish; to hit
Kimakak ne tekwani wan kimimiluj.- She/he hit the jaguar and knocked it down.
Etymology 2
Particle
maka
- Negative imperative marker
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Compare Jamaican Creole macca, Jamaican Creole macka.
Noun
maka
- thorn, barb, spine, spike
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-maka (infinitive kumaka)
- to exclaim surprise
Conjugation
Conjugation of -maka
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Positive present
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-namaka
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Subjunctive
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-make
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Negative
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-maki
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Imperative singular
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maka
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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humaka
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limaka
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumaka
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaka)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninamaka/namaka
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tunamaka
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2nd person
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unamaka
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mnamaka
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamaka
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wanamaka
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -namaka
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -maki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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simaki
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hatumaki
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2nd person
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humaki
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hammaki
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamaki
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hawamaki
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -maki
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamaka
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamaka
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -make)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nimake
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tumake
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2nd person
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umake
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mmake
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amake
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wamake
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -make
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simake
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemaka
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemaka
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimaka
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimaka
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memaka
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamaka
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamaka
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimaka
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomaka
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Consecutive
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kamaka / positive subject concord + -kamaka
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamake
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish maka, oblique form of maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô. Doublet of make.
Noun
maka c
- spouse; wife; married woman
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German maken, from Old Saxon makōn, see also German machen.
Verb
maka (present makar, preterite makade, supine makat, imperative maka)
- To move (slightly) a big, heavy or otherwise difficult-to-move object.
- To move oneself slightly, for example to make room for someone in a sofa or allow someone to reach objects behind oneself
Kan du maka (på) dig lite så att jag får plats?- Could you move over a bit to make space for me?
Conjugation
Conjugation of maka (weak)
References
Tongan
Pronunciation
Noun
maka
- rock; stone.
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Tibetan རྨ་ཁ (rma kha).
Pronunciation
Noun
maka
- wound
References
- Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
Yanomamö
Noun
maka
- stomach, belly
References
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN