Etymology

maka

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Hawaiian maka
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maka · noun1

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed frommaka
  2. English todaymaka

From Hawaiian maka. Doublet of mata-mata (“police officer”), from Malay mata-mata (“eyes”).

Maka · proper noun2

  1. Tamil · borrowed fromமகா
  2. Polish · borrowed fromMąka
  3. English todayMaka

Borrowed from Polish Mąka, and also from Tamil மகா (makā).

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