makai

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adverb

seaward, towards the sea.

OriginHawaiian makai →
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Meanings

makai1

adverbmakai (not comparable)
  1. Hawaiinot comparableseaward, towards the sea.

    There are plenty of lots for sale — ranging from $30,000 to $60,000 for an acre that’s mauka (toward the mountain), and $100,000 or much higher for land that’s makai (toward the sea).

    2007 April 6, Beth Greenfield, “On the Big Island, a Place for Price-Sensitive Home Shoppers”, in New York Times

makai2

noun
  1. Any of the species Anthoshorea assamica (syn. Shorea assamica of trees of India.

Makai3

proper noun
  1. A male given name.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianmakai“seaward”
  2. Englishmakai

Borrowed from Hawaiian makai (“seaward”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KiamaAmikaKamiamaikaKaima
Cite this entry
APA

makai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makai

MLA

“makai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “makai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makai.

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