Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maka

/ˈmɑkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: ma-ka
IPA: /ˈmɑkə/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

Example Sentences

"Getting my makas checked so I can actually SEE! Maybe life will be clear with a new set of "eyes"."
"I felt the warm water, my makas looked into the sky. Thank you for my love of my islands."
"He may be weak in his makas, his eyes, but he has been blessed by an excess in his mana'o, his mind."
"da rain an da makas yeh, da eyes, da makas dat luk da mowntans an spak da new hi'way runnin tru da vallee da eyes dat see nottin' but one beeg town ..."
"Open your makas, man!"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: maka, மகா

Inflected Forms

makas (plural)

Rhymes With

osaka dhaka kaka baka shaka haka caca moussaka maraca pataca chachalaca

Questions

How do you pronounce maka?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑkə/.
What does maka mean?: eye
Where does maka come from?: From Hawaiian maka. Doublet of mata-mata (“police officer”), from Malay mata-mata (“eyes”).

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