different between maki vs makai

English

Etymology 1

From French [Term?], from Malagasy maky.

Noun

maki (plural maki)

1. A ring-tailed lemur.

Etymology 2

From Japanese ?? (maki), from ?? (maku, “to roll”).

Noun

maki (countable and uncountable, plural makis)

1. makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.

Anagrams

• Kami, Mika, kami

Finnish

Noun

maki

1. lemur

Declension

Anagrams

• Mika

French

Noun

maki m (plural makis)

1. maki

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?m?ki]
• 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

• makimajom

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?c?/
• Rhymes: -a?c?

Noun

maki m (genitive singular maka, nominative plural makar)

1. equal, match

   Synonyms: jafningi, jafnoki

2. spouse

Declension

Derived terms

• makalaus (“matchless, unparalleled”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.ki/
• 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 ?? (maki) from ?? (maku, “to roll”).

Noun

maki m (invariable)

1. A piece of makizushi.

See also

• sushi

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

maki

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Latvian

Noun

maki m

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mak?i/

Noun

maki

1. nominative/accusative plural of mak

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mä.ki/

Verb

maki (Jawi spelling ?????)

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

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

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 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): /?ma.k?i/

Noun

maki m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mak

Quechua

Noun

maki

1. hand

Declension

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• mayi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m?ki]
• Hyphenation: ma?ki

Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)

1. (grammar) feminine

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian makai (“seaward”).

Adverb

makai (not comparable)

1. (Hawaii) seaward, towards the sea.

See also

• mauka

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

makai

1. Shorea assamica, a tree of India.

Anagrams

• Amika, Kaima, maika

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian makai (“seaward”).

Adverb

makai

1. towards the sea

See also

• mauka

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka?n, from Proto-Austronesian *ka?n.

Verb

makai

1. to eat (consume)