mauka

See also: maukā

English

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

mauka (not comparable)

1. (Hawaii) inland, towards the mountains.

See also

• makai

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• chago

Anagrams

• Kamau, akuma, Makua

Basque

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mauka inan

1. windfall, godsend

   Synonym: pagotxa

Declension

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

Noun

mauka inan

1. (proscribed) alternative spelling of mahuka (“sleeve”)

Declension

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

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

Hawaiian

Etymology

ma- +‎ uka (“inland”)

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

mauka

1. inland; upland; towards the mountains

   Antonym: makai

2. shoreward (if at sea)

References

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

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian mauka (“towards the mountain”).

Adverb

mauka

1. towards the mountains, inland

   Go drive mauka.

   Drive towards the mountain side.

See also

• makai

Icelandic

Etymology

From mauk (“mash, purée”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmøyːka/
• Rhymes: -øyːka

Verb

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

1. to mash, purée

Conjugation

mauka – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að mauka
supine sagnbót		maukað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		maukandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	mauka	maukaði		mauki	maukaði
	þú	maukar	maukaðir		maukir	maukaðir
	hann, hún, það	maukar	maukaði		mauki	maukaði
plural	við	maukum	maukuðum		maukum	maukuðum
	þið	maukið	maukuðuð		maukið	maukuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	mauka	maukuðu		mauki	maukuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	mauka (þú), maukaðu
plural	þið	maukið (þið), maukiði1

¹ 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 (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	maukast	maukaðist		maukist	maukaðist
	þú	maukast	maukaðist		maukist	maukaðist
	hann, hún, það	maukast	maukaðist		maukist	maukaðist
plural	við	maukumst	maukuðumst		maukumst	maukuðumst
	þið	maukist	maukuðust		maukist	maukuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	maukast	maukuðust		maukist	maukuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	maukast (þú), maukastu
plural	þið	maukist (þið), maukisti1

¹ 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

Etymology

Maybe related to maukt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmāū̯ka]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

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)

Declension

Declension of mauka (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	mauka	maukas
genitive	maukas	mauku
dative	maukai	maukām
accusative	mauku	maukas
instrumental	mauku	maukām
locative	maukā	maukās
vocative	mauka	maukas

Synonyms

• ielasmeita
• prostitūta

Maori

Etymology

South Island pronunciation of maunga

Noun

mauka

1. (dialectal) mountain

References

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