maui

From mau +‎ -i.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈui/ [maˈu.i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ma‧u‧i

maui (active memaui, passive dimaui) (transitive, uncommon)

1. synonym of inginkan (“to want”)

From Proto-Polynesian *maui.

maui

1. on the left

From Proto-Polynesian *maui (“left”). Cognates include Maori mauī and Rapa Nui maui.

• IPA^(key): [ma.ˈu.i]
• Hyphenation: ma‧u‧i

maui

1. lefty, left-handed person

maui

1. (stative) to be left-handed

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 202