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Maki vs Makai - What's the difference?

maki | makai |

As a proper noun maki

is .

As an adverb makai is

(hawaii) seaward, towards the sea.

maki

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from native name.

Noun

(maki)
  • A lemur.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of sushi that is rolled.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2001, date=March 2, author=Laura Levy Shatkin, title=What's New, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions. }}

    Anagrams

    * ----

    makai

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (Hawaii) seaward, towards the sea.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 6, author=Beth Greenfield, title=On the Big Island, a Place for Price-Sensitive Home Shoppers, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=There are plenty of lots for sale — ranging from $30,000 to $60,000 for an acre that’s mauka (toward the mountain), and $100,000 or much higher for land that’s makai (toward the sea). }}

    See also

    * mauka ----