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mauka

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See also: maukā

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hawaiian mauka (“landward, shoreward (from the sea), towards the inland”).

Adverb

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mauka (not comparable)

  1. (Hawaii) inland, towards the mountains.

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Etymology 2

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From Aymara mauka (“mauka (Mirabilis expansa)”).

Noun

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mauka (plural maukas)

  1. The flowering Andean root vegetable Mirabilis expansa, which was important to the Incas and which survives in cold, windy places several thousand meters above sea level.
  2. One of the edible tuberous roots this plant produces.
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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mau̯ka/ [mau̯.ka]
  • Rhymes: -au̯ka
  • Hyphenation: mau‧ka

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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mauka inan

  1. windfall, godsend
    Synonym: pagotxa
Declension
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Declension of mauka (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mauka mauka maukak
ergative maukak maukak maukek
dative maukari maukari maukei
genitive maukaren maukaren mauken
comitative maukarekin maukarekin maukekin
causative maukarengatik maukarengatik maukengatik
benefactive maukarentzat maukarentzat maukentzat
instrumental maukaz maukaz maukez
inessive maukatan maukan mauketan
locative maukatako maukako mauketako
allative maukatara maukara mauketara
terminative maukataraino maukaraino mauketaraino
directive maukatarantz maukarantz mauketarantz
destinative maukatarako maukarako mauketarako
ablative maukatatik maukatik mauketatik
partitive maukarik — —
prolative maukatzat — —

Etymology 2

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Noun

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mauka inan

  1. (proscribed) Alternative spelling of mahuka (“sleeve”)
Declension
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Declension of mauka (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mauka mauka maukak
ergative maukak maukak maukek
dative maukari maukari maukei
genitive maukaren maukaren mauken
comitative maukarekin maukarekin maukekin
causative maukarengatik maukarengatik maukengatik
benefactive maukarentzat maukarentzat maukentzat
instrumental maukaz maukaz maukez
inessive maukatan maukan mauketan
locative maukatako maukako mauketako
allative maukatara maukara mauketara
terminative maukataraino maukaraino mauketaraino
directive maukatarantz maukarantz mauketarantz
destinative maukatarako maukarako mauketarako
ablative maukatatik maukatik mauketatik
partitive maukarik — —
prolative maukatzat — —

Further reading

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  • “mauka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “mauka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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ma- +‎ uka (“inland”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmau̯.ka/, [ˈmɐw.kə], [ˈmɔw.kə] (rapid speech)

Adverb

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mauka

  1. inland; upland; towards the mountains
    Antonym: makai
  2. shoreward (if at sea)

References

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

Hawaiian Creole

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian mauka (“towards the mountain”).

Adverb

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mauka

  1. towards the mountains, inland
    Go drive mauka.
    Drive towards the mountain side.

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From mauk (“mash, purée”).

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Verb

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mauka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative maukaði, supine maukað)

  1. to mash, purée

Conjugation

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mauka — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að mauka
supine
(sagnbót) 		maukað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		maukandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég mauka við maukum present
(nútíð) 		ég mauki við maukum
þú maukar þið maukið þú maukir þið maukið
hann, hún, það maukar þeir, þær, þau mauka hann, hún, það mauki þeir, þær, þau mauki
past
(þátíð) 		ég maukaði við maukuðum past
(þátíð) 		ég maukaði við maukuðum
þú maukaðir þið maukuðuð þú maukaðir þið maukuðuð
hann, hún, það maukaði þeir, þær, þau maukuðu hann, hún, það maukaði þeir, þær, þau maukuðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		mauka (þú) maukið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
maukaðu maukiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
maukast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að maukast
supine
(sagnbót) 		maukast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		maukandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég maukast við maukumst present
(nútíð) 		ég maukist við maukumst
þú maukast þið maukist þú maukist þið maukist
hann, hún, það maukast þeir, þær, þau maukast hann, hún, það maukist þeir, þær, þau maukist
past
(þátíð) 		ég maukaðist við maukuðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég maukaðist við maukuðumst
þú maukaðist þið maukuðust þú maukaðist þið maukuðust
hann, hún, það maukaðist þeir, þær, þau maukuðust hann, hún, það maukaðist þeir, þær, þau maukuðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		maukast (þú) maukist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
maukastu maukisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
maukaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		maukaður maukuð maukað maukaðir maukaðar maukuð
accusative
(þolfall) 		maukaðan maukaða maukað maukaða maukaðar maukuð
dative
(þágufall) 		maukuðum maukaðri maukuðu maukuðum maukuðum maukuðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		maukaðs maukaðrar maukaðs maukaðra maukaðra maukaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		maukaði maukaða maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		maukaða maukuðu maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu
dative
(þágufall) 		maukaða maukuðu maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		maukaða maukuðu maukaða maukuðu maukuðu maukuðu

Latvian

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Etymology

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Maybe related to maukt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mauka f (4th declension)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) indecent, dissolute woman; prostitute, whore
    mauku māja ― bordello (lit. whorehouse)
    nosaukt par mauku ― to call (someone) a prostitute, a whore
    pieķert vīrieti pie maukas ― to nab a man at a prostitute('s house)

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Declension of mauka (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) mauka maukas
accusative (akuzatīvs) mauku maukas
genitive (ģenitīvs) maukas mauku
dative (datīvs) maukai maukām
instrumental (instrumentālis) mauku maukām
locative (lokatīvs) maukā maukās
vocative (vokatīvs) mauka maukas

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Maori

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Etymology

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South Island pronunciation of maunga

Noun

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mauka

  1. (dialectal) mountain

References

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“mauka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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