Etymology

maki

ma·ki
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French maki ← Malagasy maky
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maki · noun1

  1. Malagasy · derived frommaky
  2. French · borrowed frommaki
  3. English todaymaki

From French maki, from Malagasy maky.

maki · noun2

From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”).

maki · noun3

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from肉羹
  2. English todaymaki

From Hokkien 肉羹 (mah-kiⁿ).

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