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makai

[ muh-kahy ]

adverb

, Hawaii.
  1. toward or by the sea; seaward:

    He agreed to purchase the land makai of Diamond Head Road.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of makai1

< Hawaiian, equivalent to ma directional particle + kai ocean

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Example Sentences

Yousafzai responded by writing a diary for the BBC Urdu Service describing life under the TTP, using the pen name Gul Makai.

He told us to avoid the makai side and keep to the mouka side.

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