ma‘i
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *masakit (compare East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki, Maori maki), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).
Verb
ma‘i
- menstruating
Noun
ma‘i
- sickness, illness
- A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.
- And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
- A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.
- patient, sick person
- disease
- ailment
Adverb
ma‘i
- sick, ill