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单词 mauka
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Definition of mauka in English:

mauka

adverb mɑːˈuːkə
Hawaiian
  • Towards the mountains; in an inland direction. Opposed to makai.

adjective mɑːˈuːkə
Hawaiian
  • Inland, mountainward.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isabella Bird (1831–1904), traveller. From Hawaiian mauka from ma beside, at, on, towards + uka inland, upriver, upland, towards the mountain.

 
 

Definition of mauka in US English:

mauka

adverbmɑːˈuːkə
Hawaiian
  • Towards the mountains; in an inland direction. Opposed to makai.

adjectivemɑːˈuːkə
Hawaiian
  • Inland, mountainward.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isabella Bird (1831–1904), traveller. From Hawaiian mauka from ma beside, at, on, towards + uka inland, upriver, upland, towards the mountain.

 
 
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