mai mai

British

/ ˈmaɪ maɪ /

noun

a duck-shooter's shelter; hide

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Etymology

Origin of mai mai

probably from Australian aboriginal mia-mia shelter

Example Sentences

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Nolaila, imi aku la oia mai Kauai mai a Oahu, a Maui; i Lahaina keia, lohe aia o Kekalukaluokewa i Hana, ua hoi mai mai Hawaii mai.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

S. mai, mai 2. transitive suffix to verb, ala, alamai; fatola, fatolamai.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

Hookahi anahulu mahope iho o ko Kahalaomapuana hoi ana mai mai Kealohilani mai, ia manawa, hiki mai la ka hoailona mua a ko lakou kaikunane, e like me ke kauoha i kona kaikuahine.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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