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makai

makai adverb: seaward, towards the sea.

Adverb

makai (not comparable)

  1. (Hawaii) seaward, towards the sea.
    • There are plenty of lots for sale — ranging from $30,000 to $60,000 for an acre that’s mauka (toward the mountain), and $100,000 or much higher for land that’s makai (toward the sea).2007 April 6, Beth Greenfield, “On the Big Island, a Place for Price-Sensitive Home Shoppers”, in New York Times

Noun

makai

  1. Any of the species Anthoshorea assamica (syn. Shorea assamica of trees of India.

Proper noun capitalized: Makai

Makai

  1. A male given name.

makai meaning in Tamil

makai in Tamil

மகளிர்பருவம்

Origin of makai

Borrowed from Hawaiian makai (“seaward”).

Questions about makai

What does makai mean?
Makai means seaward, towards the sea.
What is makai in Tamil?
Makai in Tamil is மகளிர்பருவம். See Makai meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is makai?
Makai can be an adverb, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near makai in the dictionary

  1. makables
  2. Makadon
  3. makaf
  4. Makah
  5. Makahs
  6. makai
  7. Makaji Meghpar
  8. makakunya
  9. makakunyas
  10. makalani palm
  11. makalani palms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makai (page history and authors); Makai (page history and authors); makai (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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