"makai" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian makai (“seaward”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|makai||seaward}} Hawaiian makai (“seaward”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} makai (not comparable)
  1. (Hawaii) seaward, towards the sea. Tags: Hawaii, not-comparable Related terms: mauka
    Sense id: en-makai-en-adv-T88eQj7Q Categories (other): Hawaiian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} makai
  1. Shorea assamica, a tree of India.
    Sense id: en-makai-en-noun-~B2OARQo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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