maki
Bingham
máki
a. shriveled and dryied up as a leaf.
mæ/ki
va. barely burning, nearly extinguished.
ex. e bo makina.
máki
n. food prepared for a dead person about to be buried.
maáki
adv. scarcely, barely, with difficulty.
n. marc [brandy?] (ENG).
Sabatier
maki
a. closed together (leaves), closed (curled up as dried leaves), closed (books, eyelids, oysters), waned (visibility, flame).
ex.
- e maki ain te wenei: the flame of the shooting star is extinguished.
- e aki mamaki aina: its flame does not diminish.
vc. ka-makia: to fold over, to close up, to shut.
ex. kamaki matam: close your eyes.
n. te bo ma te Maki: the world before its organization by Nareau (sky and land not yet separated), (bo) stuck together (maki).
n. te kamaki: a flat basket.
maki1
suf. for ma e aki or ma a aki.
ex.
- ongo-maki (e ongo ma e aki ongo):
- half hearing.
- nora-maki: half-seeing.
- ura maki: burning feebly <feeble>.
maki2
and makimaki.
a. wet, very wet, drenched.
vc. ka-makia, ka makimakia: to damp, to drench.
ka-makinonoa: to saturate with liquid.
ka-makinonoa: to saturate with liquid.
ex. te uea makimaki: someone enjoying ephemeral power, riches, happiness.
maki3
n. funeral repast.
ex. te bo maki: funeral ceremony.
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