maʻi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Maori maki), 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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ʔi/, [ˈmɐ.ʔi]

Verb

maʻi

  1. to menstruate
  2. (stative) sick, ill

Noun

maʻi

  1. sickness, illness, disease, ailment
    A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.
    And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
  2. patient, sick person
  3. genital

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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