Maka

Borrowed from Polish Mąka, and also from Tamil மகா (makā).

Maka (plural Makas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maka is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Maka is most common among White (59.28%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (27.99%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.

• Kama, kama

• Makkà

Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة‎ (makka).

• IPA^(key): /má.kà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mə́.kə̀]

Makà f

1. Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)

• Ƙasar Maka (“Saudi Arabia”)
• (poetic) tsuntsun Maka (“peacock”, literally “bird of Mecca”)

• → Nupe: Mákàn

From maka (“eye; beloved one”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ka/, [ˈmɐkə]

Maka

1. a female given name from Hawaiian, less often given to men

• Kamaka
• Nāmaka

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Maka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 21 women and 2 men.

Maka

1. Mecca

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Maka

1. Mecca