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Definition of mauka - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
directionTECH US toward the mountains or inlandTECH US
- The house is located mauka from the beach.
Adjective
geographyTECH US located towards the mountains or inland areasTECH US
- The mauka side of the island is lush and green.
Origin of mauka
Hawaiian, mauka (toward the mountain)
Examples of mauka in a sentence
The trail goes mauka from here. We hiked mauka to reach the waterfall. The mauka breeze was refreshing in the afternoon. They built their house on the mauka side for better views.
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- French:vers l'intérieur des terres, intérieur, ...
- German:bergwärts, bergseitig, ...
- Italian:verso le montagne, in direzione delle montagne, ...
- Spanish:hacia las montañas, en dirección a las montañas, ...
- Portuguese:para o interior, interior, ...
- Chinese:往山里, 向山的, ...
- Japanese:山側に, 山側の, ...
- Arabic:نَحْوَ الْجِبَالِ أَوِ الدَّاخِلِ, نَحْو الجِبال, ...
- Hebrew:לִכְוּוּן הָהָרִים, הַרָרִי, ...
- Russian:в сторону гор, горный, ...
- Ukrainian:до гір, маукський, ...
- Hindi:पहाड़ों की ओर, पहाड़ी, ...
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