Hausa

Proper noun

Makà f

1. (Islam) Mecca (Islam's holy city)

Derived terms

(poetic): tsuntsun Makà (peacock; literally "bird of Mecca")

Hawaiian

Etymology

From maka ‎(“eye; beloved one”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

Proper noun

Maka

1. A female given name, less often given to men.

Related terms

• Kamaka
• Nāmaka

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Maka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 21 women and 2 men.

Ngazidja Comorian

Proper noun

Maka

1. Mecca

Hawaiian

Noun

maka

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
2. face
3. bud
4. beloved one

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Maori mata, Indonesian mentah, Chamorro mata').

Verb

maka

1. (stative) raw (undercooked)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

maka

1. indefinite accusative singular of maki
2. indefinite dative singular of maki
3. indefinite genitive singular of maki
4. indefinite accusative plural of maki
5. indefinite genitive plural of maki

Indonesian

Conjunction

maka

1. so
2. therefore

Usage notes

The most often used phrase to mean "therefore" is "maka dari itu".

Japanese

Romanization

maka

1. rōmaji reading of まか

Latvian

Noun

maka m

1. genitive singular form of maks

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaka/

Noun

maka

1. genitive singular of mak
2. nominative dual of mak
3. accusative dual of mak

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *maka. Compare Classical Nahuatl maca ‎(“to give”)

Pronunciation

• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /ˈmaka/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣa/

Verb

-maka

1. (transitive) to give

   Musta nimetzmaka ne seuk tumin.‎

   Tomorrow I will give you the rest of the money.

2. (transitive, informal) to punish; to hit

   Kimakak ne tekwani wan kimimiluj.‎

   She/he hit the jaguar and knocked it down.

Alternative forms

• (shortened) -ma

Particle

maka

1. Negative imperative marker

   Maka shimutalukan kalijtik‎

   Don't run inside (the house)

Alternative forms

• (shortened) mā

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̄ːkɑ̂ː/

Noun

maka c

1. spouse; wife; married woman

Declension

Synonyms

• fru
• hustru

Antonyms

• make
• man

Related terms

• makar

Verb

maka ‎(present makar, preterite makade, supine makat, imperative maka)

1. To move (slightly) a big, heavy or otherwise difficult-to-move object.
2. To move oneself slightly, for example to allow someone else to reach objects behind you.

Conjugation

Related terms

• masa