# maki
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈmɑːki/
* (Philippines) IPA: /ˈmaː.kɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: ma‧ki

### Etymology 1

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

#### Noun

maki (plural maki)
* 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)
* 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)
* (Philippines) Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, without noodles
    Synonym: pork maki

##### See also

* maki mi
* pork maki mi

### Anagrams

* Kami, Mika, kami

## Dutch
### Etymology

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

maki m (plural maki's, diminutive makietje n)
* lemur, lemurid (mammal from the family Lemuridae)
    Synonym: echte lemuur
    Hypernyms: lemuur, halfaap, primaat
    Hyponyms: ringstaartmaki, vari

#### Derived terms

* ringstaartmaki

### Further reading

* maki on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Malagasy maky.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑki/, [ˈmɑ̝k̟i]
* Rhymes: -ɑki
* Hyphenation: ma‧ki

### Noun

maki
* lemur

#### Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
makinsa
makinsa
accusative
nom.
makinsa
makinsa
gen.
makinsa
genitive
makinsa
makiensa
partitive
makiaan makiansa
makejaan makejansa
inessive
makissaan makissansa
makeissaan makeissansa
elative
makistaan makistansa
makeistaan makeistansa
illative
makiinsa
makeihinsa
adessive
makillaan makillansa
makeillaan makeillansa
ablative
makiltaan makiltansa
makeiltaan makeiltansa
allative
makilleen makillensa
makeilleen makeillensa
essive
makinaan makinansa
makeinaan makeinansa
translative
makikseen makiksensa
makeikseen makeiksensa
abessive
makittaan makittansa
makeittaan makeittansa
instructive
comitative
—makeineen makeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* makimainen puoliapina
* coquerelinkääpiömaki
* haarukkamaki
* harjamaki
* harmaabambumaki
* hiirimaki
* hoikkamaki
* karvakorvamaki
* kissamaki
* kärppämaki
* miliusmaki
* mongosmaki
* mustamaki
* punavatsamaki
* rottamaki
* ruskomaki
* valkojalkamaki
* viirunaamamaki
* villamaki
* yömaki

### 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: /ma.ki/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malagasy maky.

#### Noun

maki m (plural makis)
* 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)
* Ellipsis of makizushi.

### Further reading

* “maki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɒki]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ki
* Rhymes: -ki

### Noun

maki (plural makik)
* lemur

#### Usage notes

In children's books, the word makimajom is also used to indicate maki and majom (“monkey”) together.

#### Derived terms

* makimajom

### 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: /ˈmaːcɪ/
* Rhymes: -aːcɪ

### Noun

maki m (genitive singular maka, nominative plural makar)
* 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.
* mate (an animal's breeding partner)
    Lundinn heldur tryggð við maka sinn. ― The puffin remains loyal to its mate.
* (archaic) equal, match
    Synonyms: jafningi, jafnoki

#### Derived terms

* makalaus (“matchless, unparalleled”)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.ki/
* Rhymes: -aki
* Hyphenation: mà‧ki

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French maki, from Malagasy maka.

#### Alternative forms

* machi

#### Noun

maki m (invariable)
* black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
* 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)
* a piece of makizushi

#### See also

* sushi

#### Further reading

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

## Japanese
### Romanization

maki
* Rōmaji transcription of まき

## Latvian
### Noun

maki m
* nominative/vocative plural of maks

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmakʲi/

### Noun

maki
* nominative/accusative plural of mak

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mä.ki/
* Rhymes: -i

### Verb

maki (Jawi spelling ماکي)
* 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-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Tahitian maʻi), 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). Doublet of mahaki.

#### Verb

maki
* to afflict (of an illness)

#### Noun

maki
* sick person
* sore (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)

#### Adjective

maki
* sick, ill, invalid
    Synonyms: mahaki, māruru, matemate, oke

##### Derived terms

* makimaki

#### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 199
* ↑ 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
* ape
* monkey

##### Derived terms

* makimaki

### 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
* Alternative form of maken

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *makô.

### Noun

maki m
* match

#### Related terms

* makr

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: maki
* Faroese: maki
* Norwegian Nynorsk: make
* Norwegian Bokmål: make
* Old Swedish: maki
** Swedish: make c
* Danish: mage c

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “maki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Saxon
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mākī.

### Noun

maki m
* sword

#### Declension
## Old Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

maki m
* associate, partner
* match, equal
* spouse

#### Descendants

* Swedish: make

## Polish
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

maki m inan
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mak

## Quechua
### Noun

maki
* hand

#### Derived terms

* makisapa

## Swedish
### Noun

maki c
* a true lemur (lemur in the genus Eulemur)
* (in the plural) the genus Eulemur

#### See also

* lemur

### Noun

maki c
* maki (form of sushi that is rolled)

#### See also

* nori
* sushi

### References

* maki in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* maki in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.ki/

### Verb

maki
* (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: [mɑki]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ki

### Adjective

maki (comparative dehana maki, superlative tewr maki)
* (grammar) feminine