Etymology

mauka

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Today it means: inland, towards the mountains. Full definition →

Hawaiian mauka
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mauka · adverb1

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed frommauka“landward, shoreward (from the sea), towards the inland”
  2. English todaymauka

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

mauka · noun2

  1. Aymara · derived frommauka“mauka (Mirabilis expansa)”
  2. English todaymauka

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

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