maki

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːki/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Etymology 1

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki (plural maki)

1. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Etymology 2

From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”).

Noun

maki (usually uncountable, plural makis or maki)

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.

See also

• maki-e (probably etymologically unrelated, although it does come from Japanese, like the sushi term...)

Anagrams

• Kami, Mika, kami

Finnish

Etymology

From Malagasy maky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑki/,
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ki

Noun

maki

1. lemur

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “maki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Mika

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ki/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. maki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)

Descendants

• English: maki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese maki (maki), from まき, from 巻き.

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. Ellipsis of makizushi.

Further reading

• “maki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Hungarian

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

maki

Wikipedia ^hu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki
• Rhymes: -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

Derived terms

Further reading

• maki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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. spouse, significant other, partner

   Veislan byrjar klukkan 18:00. Makar velkomnir. ― The party starts at 6:00. Guests are welcome to bring their significant others.

2. mate (an animal's breeding partner)

   Lundinn heldur tryggð við maka sinn. ― The puffin remains loyal to its mate.

3. (archaic) equal, match

   Synonyms: jafningi, jafnoki

Declension

Derived terms

• makalaus (“matchless, unparalleled”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Hyphenation: mà‧ki

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French maki, from Malagasy maka.

Alternative forms

• machi

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
2. mongoose lemur (Lemur mongoz)

Further reading

• Eulemur macaco on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Eulemur mongoz on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki, “roll”), continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll, wrap around”).

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. a piece of makizushi

See also

• sushi

Further reading

• maki in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

maki

1. Rōmaji transcription of まき

Latvian

Noun

maki m

1. nominative/vocative plural of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakʲi/

Noun

maki

1. nominative/accusative plural of mak

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mä.ki/
• Rhymes: -i

Verb

maki (Jawi spelling ماکي)

1. to insult; to mock.

   Synonym(s): ejek, umpat, kutuk

Further reading

• “maki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

maki

1. ape
2. monkey

Derived terms

• makimaki

Middle English

Verb

maki

1. Alternative form of maken

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maki m

1. match

Declension

Related terms

• makr

Descendants

References

• “maki”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mākī.

Noun

maki m

1. sword

Declension

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

maki m

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

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: make

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ma‧ki

Noun

maki m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mak

Quechua

Noun

maki

1. hand

Declension

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ki/

Verb

maki

1. (transitive) to plant

Conjugation

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• mayi, mayki

Etymology

Related to Northern Kurdish mak (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)

1. (grammar) feminine