makahiki

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Hawaiian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matafiti, Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matasiti. Cognate with Maori Matariki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.kaˈhi.ki/, [mə.kəˈhi.ti]

Noun

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makahiki

  1. a year
  2. a four-month festival in ancient Hawai'i which lasted from approximately October to February, during which time there were sports and religious activities and war was taboo

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “makahiki”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press