English Online Dictionary. What means maui? What does maui mean?
Indonesian
Etymology
From mau + -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mau̯.wi/
- Rhymes: -wi
- Hyphenation: mau‧i
Verb
maui (active memaui, passive dimaui, perfective passive termaui) (transitive, uncommon)
- synonym of inginkan (“to want”)
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *maui.
Adverb
maui
- on the left
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *maui (“left”). Cognates include Maori mauī and Rapa Nui maui.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma.ˈu.i]
- Hyphenation: ma‧u‧i
Noun
maui
- lefty, left-handed person
Verb
maui
- (stative) to be left-handed
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 202