maca
See also: macà, maça, maçã, maçâ, mącą, and маса
English
maca roots
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.
Noun
maca (countable and uncountable, plural macas)
- The Andean medicinal herb Lepidium meyenii, or an extract of the root of this plant.
- Synonym: Peruvian ginseng
- 2009, M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence, page 18:
- The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens […]
- 2007 March 18, G. Pascal Zachary, “Is the Key to Creativity in Your Pillbox, or in Your PC?”, in New York Times:
- The gap between what the Internet promises and what it delivers is part of the reason that people […] continue to turn to enhancers from caffeine to maca to virtual reality.
- 2014, T. K. Lim, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants (volume 9, page 802)
- Dried macas are cooked in water or milk and used to prepare a kind of sweet and aromatic porridge, mazamorra. The small macas are preferred, since they are less fibrous.
Translations
herb; extract
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Further reading
Lepidium meyenii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- AACM, ACMA, Cama, MCAA, cama
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌˈħʌ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca
Pronoun
macá
- what? (inanimate)
Related terms
- má (“what kind of?”)
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “maca”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Arabela
Noun
maca (plural macaca)
- stick
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈma.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈma.ka/
Adjective
maca
- feminine singular of maco
Central Nahuatl
Verb
maca
- To give.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *maka, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC.
Verb
maca
- give
Drehu
Noun
maca
- right (direction)
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish maca, from Quechua maqa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑkɑ/, [ˈmɑkɑ]
Noun
maca
- maca, Peruvian ginseng, Lepidium meyenii
Declension
| Inflection of maca (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maca | macat | |
| genitive | macan | macojen | |
| partitive | macaa | macoja | |
| illative | macaan | macoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maca | macat | |
| accusative | nom. | maca | macat |
| gen. | macan | ||
| genitive | macan | macojen macainrare | |
| partitive | macaa | macoja | |
| inessive | macassa | macoissa | |
| elative | macasta | macoista | |
| illative | macaan | macoihin | |
| adessive | macalla | macoilla | |
| ablative | macalta | macoilta | |
| allative | macalle | macoille | |
| essive | macana | macoina | |
| translative | macaksi | macoiksi | |
| instructive | — | macoin | |
| abessive | macatta | macoitta | |
| comitative | — | macoineen | |
| Possessive forms of maca (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | macani | macamme |
| 2nd person | macasi | macanne |
| 3rd person | macansa | |
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmˠakə/
Noun
maca
- vocative plural of mac
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maca | mhaca | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Javanese
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦩꦕ |
| Roman | maca |
Etymology
N- + waca (“to read”). Akin to Malay baca.
Verb
maca (ngoko maca, krama maos)
- to read
References
- "maca" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
Paiwan
Alternative forms
- matsa
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
Noun
maca
- eye
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡sa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at͡sa
- Syllabification: ma‧ca
Verb
maca
- third-person singular present of macać
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hamaca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -akɐ
Noun
maca f (plural macas)
- stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured or dead person)
- gurney (wheeled bed used in hospitals)
- sailor’s hammock
Romanian
Etymology
From French macao or Italian macao.
Noun
maca f (uncountable)
- Mau Mau (card game)
Declension
declension of maca (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) maca | [[{{{def}}}#Romanian|{{{def}}}]] |
| genitive/dative | (unei) [[{{{pl}}}#Romanian|{{{pl}}}]] | [[{{{pl}}}i#Romanian|{{{pl}}}i]] |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *maca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎːt͡sa/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca
Noun
máca f (Cyrillic spelling ма́ца)
- (hypocoristic) cat, kitty
Declension
Declension of maca
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maca | mace |
| genitive | mace | maca |
| dative | maci | macama |
| accusative | macu | mace |
| vocative | maco | mace |
| locative | maci | macama |
| instrumental | macom | macama |
Synonyms
- (cat): mačka
References
- “maca” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Spanish
Etymology
From Quechua maqa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaka/ [ˈma.ka]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: ma‧ca
Noun
maca f (plural macas)
- maca (Andean herb)
Adjective
maca f
- feminine singular of maco
Verb
maca
- inflection of macar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “maca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Taino
Noun
maca
- tree
References
Taino Vocabulary in the Dominican Republic