"mahi" meaning in Maori

See mahi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-pol-pro|*mafi||strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking}} Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} mahi, {{mi-noun}} mahi
  1. work, job, employment, trade (work), practice, occupation, activity, exercise, operation, function
    Sense id: en-mahi-mi-noun-JYK~OF4m
  2. abundance, lots of, many, heaps of
    Sense id: en-mahi-mi-noun-MKsPdxhV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: āhua ā-mahi (english: technique), akoranga mahi ā-rehe (english: trade training), he mahi pai noa iho (english: easy as, it was no problem, it is no problem, it will be no problem, it's a piece of cake), hei mahi [exercise, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], hunga kore mahi (english: unemployed people, jobless people, unemployed), hunga mahi (english: labour force), ka mahi (english: well done, great, outstanding), kaiwhakawhiwhi mahi (english: employer), mahi ā-rehe (english: trade, craft), mahi ā-ringa (english: handicraft, craft), mahi ā-rōpū (english: to work in a group; group work), mahi atu (english: forget it, get on and do it then, go on then do it, get lost), mahi haumi [investment, finance, business], mahi hoahoa kāri putiputi (english: landscape gardening), mahi hoahoa whare [architecture], mahi huna (english: to snoop, pry, spy, secretive activity), mahi kai parāoa (english: everyday activity, easy task), mahi kōhikohiko (english: casual work), mahi manu (english: to hunt for birds; fowling), mahi māra (english: to garden; gardening), mahi pāpāho (english: media studies), mahi rata (english: medicine (profession)), mahi tahi (english: to work together, collaborate, cooperate; working together, collaboration, cooperation, teamwork), mahi tīpako (english: shift work), mahi toi (english: art, craft), mahi tūwaenga (english: fieldwork), mahi uku (english: to make pottery), mahi waimori (english: to work in a casual job, do casual work; casual job, casual work, casual labour), mahi whakaito (english: sexual harassment), mahi whika [arithmetic], mira mahi puehu parāoa (english: flour mill), paearu mahi (english: performance criteria, performance criterion), papa mahi (english: desktop), rā mahi (english: working day), tauira mahi (english: apprentice, cadet, trainee), taupuni mahi (english: workstation, studio), taupuni mahi toi (english: art studio), te mahi a te (english: abundance of, lots of, many, heaps of, in droves), Te Tari Mahi (english: Department of Labour), tohunga mahi toi (english: artist, artist in residence), tuari mahi kawhe (english: barista), wāhi mahi (english: workplace, work address), ngā mahi a te rēhia (english: pursuit of pleasure, recreational activities, entertainment), ngā mahi a te whare pora [art, arts], whakaōrite whiwhinga mahi (english: equal employment opportunity)

Verb

Forms: mahia [passive], mahingia [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-pol-pro|*mafi||strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking}} Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|mahia|or|mahingia|||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} mahi (passive mahia or mahingia), {{mi-verb|a|ngia}} mahi (passive mahia or mahingia)
  1. to work, do, perform, make, accomplish, practise, raise (money)
    Sense id: en-mahi-mi-verb-lddDqV3S Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 37 14 50
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      "word": "mahi ā-rōpū"
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      "word": "mahi hoahoa kāri putiputi"
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      "word": "mahi kai parāoa"
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      "word": "mahi kōhikohiko"
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      "english": "to hunt for birds; fowling",
      "word": "mahi manu"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to garden; gardening",
      "word": "mahi māra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "media studies",
      "word": "mahi pāpāho"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "medicine (profession)",
      "word": "mahi rata"
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    {
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      "english": "to work together, collaborate, cooperate; working together, collaboration, cooperation, teamwork",
      "word": "mahi tahi"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "shift work",
      "word": "mahi tīpako"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "art, craft",
      "word": "mahi toi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fieldwork",
      "word": "mahi tūwaenga"
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    {
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      "english": "to make pottery",
      "word": "mahi uku"
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    {
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      "english": "to work in a casual job, do casual work; casual job, casual work, casual labour",
      "word": "mahi waimori"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sexual harassment",
      "word": "mahi whakaito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "topics": [
        "arithmetic"
      ],
      "word": "mahi whika"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "flour mill",
      "word": "mira mahi puehu parāoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "performance criteria, performance criterion",
      "word": "paearu mahi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "desktop",
      "word": "papa mahi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "working day",
      "word": "rā mahi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "apprentice, cadet, trainee",
      "word": "tauira mahi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "workstation, studio",
      "word": "taupuni mahi"
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      "english": "art studio",
      "word": "taupuni mahi toi"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "abundance of, lots of, many, heaps of, in droves",
      "word": "te mahi a te"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Department of Labour",
      "word": "Te Tari Mahi"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "artist, artist in residence",
      "word": "tohunga mahi toi"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "barista",
      "word": "tuari mahi kawhe"
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      "word": "wāhi mahi"
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      "word": "ngā mahi a te rēhia"
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      "word": "ngā mahi a te whare pora"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "equal employment opportunity",
      "word": "whakaōrite whiwhinga mahi"
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      "english": "technique",
      "word": "āhua ā-mahi"
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      "english": "trade training",
      "word": "akoranga mahi ā-rehe"
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      "english": "easy as, it was no problem, it is no problem, it will be no problem, it's a piece of cake",
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      "word": "ka mahi"
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      "word": "kaiwhakawhiwhi mahi"
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      "word": "mahi ā-rehe"
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      "word": "mahi ā-ringa"
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      "word": "mahi ā-rōpū"
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      "english": "forget it, get on and do it then, go on then do it, get lost",
      "word": "mahi atu"
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    {
      "topics": [
        "investment",
        "finance",
        "business"
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      "word": "mahi haumi"
    },
    {
      "english": "landscape gardening",
      "word": "mahi hoahoa kāri putiputi"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ],
      "word": "mahi hoahoa whare"
    },
    {
      "english": "to snoop, pry, spy, secretive activity",
      "word": "mahi huna"
    },
    {
      "english": "everyday activity, easy task",
      "word": "mahi kai parāoa"
    },
    {
      "english": "casual work",
      "word": "mahi kōhikohiko"
    },
    {
      "english": "to hunt for birds; fowling",
      "word": "mahi manu"
    },
    {
      "english": "to garden; gardening",
      "word": "mahi māra"
    },
    {
      "english": "media studies",
      "word": "mahi pāpāho"
    },
    {
      "english": "medicine (profession)",
      "word": "mahi rata"
    },
    {
      "english": "to work together, collaborate, cooperate; working together, collaboration, cooperation, teamwork",
      "word": "mahi tahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "shift work",
      "word": "mahi tīpako"
    },
    {
      "english": "art, craft",
      "word": "mahi toi"
    },
    {
      "english": "fieldwork",
      "word": "mahi tūwaenga"
    },
    {
      "english": "to make pottery",
      "word": "mahi uku"
    },
    {
      "english": "to work in a casual job, do casual work; casual job, casual work, casual labour",
      "word": "mahi waimori"
    },
    {
      "english": "sexual harassment",
      "word": "mahi whakaito"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "arithmetic"
      ],
      "word": "mahi whika"
    },
    {
      "english": "flour mill",
      "word": "mira mahi puehu parāoa"
    },
    {
      "english": "performance criteria, performance criterion",
      "word": "paearu mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "desktop",
      "word": "papa mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "working day",
      "word": "rā mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "apprentice, cadet, trainee",
      "word": "tauira mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "workstation, studio",
      "word": "taupuni mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "art studio",
      "word": "taupuni mahi toi"
    },
    {
      "english": "abundance of, lots of, many, heaps of, in droves",
      "word": "te mahi a te"
    },
    {
      "english": "Department of Labour",
      "word": "Te Tari Mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "artist, artist in residence",
      "word": "tohunga mahi toi"
    },
    {
      "english": "barista",
      "word": "tuari mahi kawhe"
    },
    {
      "english": "workplace, work address",
      "word": "wāhi mahi"
    },
    {
      "english": "pursuit of pleasure, recreational activities, entertainment",
      "word": "ngā mahi a te rēhia"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "of weaving"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "art",
        "arts"
      ],
      "word": "ngā mahi a te whare pora"
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    {
      "english": "equal employment opportunity",
      "word": "whakaōrite whiwhinga mahi"
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      "text": "→ English: mahi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*mafi",
        "4": "",
        "5": "strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mahi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mahi",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "work, job, employment, trade (work), practice, occupation, activity, exercise, operation, function"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ],
        [
          "employment",
          "employment"
        ],
        [
          "trade",
          "trade"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ],
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "operation",
          "operation"
        ],
        [
          "function",
          "function"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abundance, lots of, many, heaps of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abundance",
          "abundance"
        ],
        [
          "lots of",
          "lots of"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "heaps",
          "heaps"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mahi"
}

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