miki

See also: Miki

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Verb

miki

1. to die.

Hausa

Noun

mīkì m (possessed form mīkìn)

1. vulture

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ki/, [ˈmi.ti]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *miti (“suck, lick up”), from Proto-Oceanic *miti (“suck; make a sucking sound”).

Verb

miki(intransitive)

1. to suck in
2. to shrink, to shrivel
3. to contract
4. to recede

   nalu miki ― receding wave

Derived terms

• mikimiki (reduplicated form)
• mimiki (“suck in”, verb)

Verb

miki(transitive)

1. to pick up with the fingers
2. to shock (give an electric shock to)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

miki(stative)

1. quick, prompt
2. lively, nimble
3. active, alert

Derived terms

• mimiki (“work with a will”, verb)
• mikimiki (reduplicated form)

Noun

miki

1. speed
2. alertness

Further reading

• miki in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Japanese

Romanization

miki

1. Rōmaji transcription of みき

Maranao

Noun

miki

1. noodle

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *mɨkɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *muku- or *muki-. Compare Classical Nahuatl miqui (“to die”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmiki/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈmiɣi/

Verb

miki

1. (intransitive) to die

   Ne mukunew teutak mikik

   Your son died in the evening

Derived terms

• ijiumiki (“to sigh”)
• mikilis (“death”)
• mikini (“dead person, corpse”)
• miktan (“depths” or “Hell”)
• -miktia (“to kill”)
• sekmiki (“to feel cold”)
• tūnalmiki (“to wither from heat”)
• yūlmiki (“to have a heart attack”)
• āmiki (“to be thirsty”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mike

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 麵鹼 / 面碱 (mī-kiⁿ, “alkaline noodles”) as per Manuel (1948). Compare Philippine Spanish miqui. See also Taiwanese Hokkien 大麵鹼 / 大面碱 (tōa-mī-kiⁿ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmiki/ [ˈmiː.xɪ]
• Rhymes: -iki
• Syllabification: mi‧ki

Noun

miki (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃᜒ)

1. alkaline noodles (usually yellow, made using flour mixed with lye or alkali)

   Synonym: pansit miki

Derived terms

• magmimiki
• pansit miki
• pansit miki-bihon gisado

Related terms

• lomi
• mami
• miswa
• ramen
• tsami
• tsawmin

Further reading

• “miki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 138
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 41
• Lim, Vicente (1941), Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation‎, Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 112

Anagrams

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