"mauka" meaning in English

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Adverb

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

Noun

Forms: maukas [plural]
Etymology: From Aymara mauka (“mauka (Mirabilis expansa)”). Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Mirabilis expansa|species}} Mirabilis expansa, {{uder|en|ay|mauka||mauka (Mirabilis expansa)}} Aymara mauka (“mauka (Mirabilis expansa)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mauka (plural maukas)
  1. The flowering Andean root vegetable Mirabilis expansa, which was important to the Incas and which survives in cold, windy places several thousand meters above sea level. Categories (lifeform): Four o'clock family plants
    Sense id: en-mauka-en-noun-XuGSP2Sr Disambiguation of Four o'clock family plants: 8 63 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 60 37 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 64 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 10 3 54 27 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 2 56 31 1 2
  2. One of the edible tuberous roots this plant produces.
    Sense id: en-mauka-en-noun-Il8HKKnX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chago
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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