maki

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See also: Maki, mäki, Mäki, mąki, and maki-

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki (plural maki)

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

Etymology 2

From Japanese () (maki), stem or continuative form of () (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...)

Etymology 3

From Hokkien 肉羹 (mah-kiⁿ).

Noun

maki (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, without noodles
    Synonym: pork maki
See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Noun

maki m (plural maki's, diminutive makietje n)

  1. lemur, lemurid (mammal from the family Lemuridae)
    Synonym: echte lemuur
    Hypernyms: lemuur, halfaap, primaat
    Hyponyms: ringstaartmaki, vari

Derived terms

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Malagasy maky.

Pronunciation

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
abessive makitta makeitta
instructive makein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of maki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative makini makini
accusative nom. makini makini
gen. makini
genitive makini makieni
partitive makiani makejani
inessive makissani makeissani
elative makistani makeistani
illative makiini makeihini
adessive makillani makeillani
ablative makiltani makeiltani
allative makilleni makeilleni
essive makinani makeinani
translative makikseni makeikseni
abessive makittani makeittani
instructive
comitative makeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative makisi makisi
accusative nom. makisi makisi
gen. makisi
genitive makisi makiesi
partitive makiasi makejasi
inessive makissasi makeissasi
elative makistasi makeistasi
illative makiisi makeihisi
adessive makillasi makeillasi
ablative makiltasi makeiltasi
allative makillesi makeillesi
essive makinasi makeinasi
translative makiksesi makeiksesi
abessive makittasi makeittasi
instructive
comitative makeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative makimme makimme
accusative nom. makimme makimme
gen. makimme
genitive makimme makiemme
partitive makiamme makejamme
inessive makissamme makeissamme
elative makistamme makeistamme
illative makiimme makeihimme
adessive makillamme makeillamme
ablative makiltamme makeiltamme
allative makillemme makeillemme
essive makinamme makeinamme
translative makiksemme makeiksemme
abessive makittamme makeittamme
instructive
comitative makeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative makinne makinne
accusative nom. makinne makinne
gen. makinne
genitive makinne makienne
partitive makianne makejanne
inessive makissanne makeissanne
elative makistanne makeistanne
illative makiinne makeihinne
adessive makillanne makeillanne
ablative makiltanne makeiltanne
allative makillenne makeillenne
essive makinanne makeinanne
translative makiksenne makeiksenne
abessive makittanne makeittanne
instructive
comitative makeinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

  1. maki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)
Descendants
  • Catalan: maqui
  • English: maki
  • German: Maki
  • Italian: 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

Hungarian

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Wikipedia hu

Pronunciation

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
non-attributive
possessive - singular
makié makiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
makiéi makikéi
Possessive forms of maki
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. makim makijaim(or makiim)
2nd person sing. makid makijaid(or makiid)
3rd person sing. makija makijai(or makii)
1st person plural makink makijaink(or makiink)
2nd person plural makitok makijaitok(or makiitok)
3rd person plural makijuk makijaik(or makiik)

Derived terms

Compound words

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

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

Noun

maki m (invariable)

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese () (maki, roll), continuative form of () (maku, to roll, wrap around).

Noun

maki m (invariable)

  1. a piece of makizushi

See also

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

Noun

maki

  1. nominative/accusative plural of mak

Malay

Pronunciation

Verb

maki (Jawi spelling ماکي)

  1. to insult; to mock.
    Synonym(s): ejek, umpat, kutuk

Further reading

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Tahitian maʻi),[1] from Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare , East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki), from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).[2] Doublet of mahaki.

Verb

maki

  1. to afflict (of an illness)

Noun

maki

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

Adjective

maki

  1. sick, ill, invalid
    Synonyms: mahaki, māruru, matemate, oke
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 199
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 336-7

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English monkey.

Noun

maki

  1. ape
  2. monkey
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “maki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 198
  • maki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English

Verb

maki

  1. Alternative form of maken

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

maki m

  1. match

Declension

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

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: ma‧ki

Noun

maki m inan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mak

Quechua

Noun

maki

  1. hand

Declension

Derived terms

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
maki / sushirullar

Noun

maki c

  1. a true lemur (lemur in the genus Eulemur)
  2. (in the plural) the genus Eulemur

Declension

See also

Noun

maki c

  1. maki (form of sushi that is rolled)

Declension

Declension of maki
nominative genitive
singular indefinite maki makis
definite makin makins
plural indefinite
definite

See also

References

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

maki

  1. (transitive) to plant

Conjugation

Conjugation of maki (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tamaki mamaki amaki
2nd person namaki famaki
3rd person inanimate imaki damaki
animate
imperative namaki, maki famaki, maki

References

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

Zazaki

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to Northern Kurdish mak (mother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ki

Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)

  1. (grammar) feminine