mahaki

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Central Pacific *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from an affixed form of Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *sakit, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *sakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit. Cognates include East Futuna masaki and Tongan mahaki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈhaki/ [mɐˈhɐki] === Adjective === mahaki sick, ill, invalid Synonyms: maki, māruru, matemate, oke === Noun === mahaki sickness disease === Related terms === maki haki hakihaki === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “mahaki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 189 John C. Moorfield (2011), “mahaki”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *masaki, from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ha.ki/ === Noun === mahaki sickness disease ailment patient ==== Usage notes ==== Temperamental or characteristic fondness or liking; 'weakness', craze, addiction. ==== Derived terms ==== fale mahaki === Adjective === mahaki sick ill dead (polite for mate)