maka
/ˈmɑkə/
maka noun: eye.
Noun
maka (plural makas)
- eye
- Getting my makas checked so I can actually SEE! Maybe life will be clear with a new set of "eyes".
- I felt the warm water, my makas looked into the sky. Thank you for my love of my islands.
Proper noun capitalized: Maka
Maka (plural Makas)
- A surname.
Examples of maka in a sentence
- He may be weak in his makas, his eyes, but he has been blessed by an excess in his mana'o, his mind.1989, Newspaper Guild Convention, Proceedings ... Annual Convention, page 177:
- da rain an da makas yeh, da eyes, da makas dat luk da mowntans an spak da new hi'way runnin tru da vallee da eyes dat see nottin' but one beeg town ...2000, Fred Wei-han Ho, Legacy to Liberation, →ISBN:
Forms of maka
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | makas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Makas |
Origin of maka
From Hawaiian maka. Doublet of mata-mata (“police officer”), from Malay mata-mata (“eyes”).
Borrowed from Polish Mąka, and also from Tamil மகா (makā).
Phrases with maka
Words that rhyme with maka
Questions about maka
- What does maka mean?
- Maka means eye.
- How do you use maka in a sentence?
- He may be weak in his makas, his eyes, but he has been blessed by an excess in his mana'o, his mind.
- What part of speech is maka?
- Maka can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce maka?
- Maka is pronounced /ˈmɑkə/.
- What is the plural of maka?
- The plural of maka is makas.
Words near maka in the dictionary
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