SteveK Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Does anyone know what "makaani" means in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I don’t believe that is a word in English. Any clues or is that a translation of a foreign language??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Google translate says it means gather in the Cebuano language. From Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebuano_language "Glottolog. cebu1242. Cebuano-speaking area in the Philippines. It is by far the most widely spoken of the Visayan languages, which are in turn part of the wider Philippine languages." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I guess you have been misunderstood? You put this in the Isaan forum for a purpose? And is " makaani" an attempt to transcribe a Thai or Isan language word? If so the thread could be put in the Thai language forum. I don't recognize the word and a reverse transcript search brings no result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 You're welcome any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 The nearest I could get to it is “bukaanee”, an Isaan / Lao expression of mild surprise or startlement. Maybe another cunning linguist could elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose7117 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 bukarnee, Issan language is an expletive aimed at males, in the same vein as "Hee" is aimed ay women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 It's definitely "makaani", heard lots of people say it but nobody who speaks English. The surprise or startlement seems to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esso49 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Wrong forum as it is a Zulu word meaning Stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose7117 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 ok , so where are you hearing this word ? Issan or South Efrica ? if it is in Issan you are probably hearing the Buckarnee/Makarnee word, some of the ways they pronounce their words make it exceptionally difficult to differentiate between sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, moose7117 said: ok , so where are you hearing this word ? Issan or South Efrica ? if it is in Issan you are probably hearing the Buckarnee/Makarnee word, some of the ways they pronounce their words make it exceptionally difficult to differentiate between sounds. Yes I agree, because it doesn't take much to be slightly out, e.g. I heard my son say to a word to his brother the other day, the word was gohawk, I asked my wife what gohawk meant, she said she doesn't know, I said one of the boys said it to the other, so she called them in, and said puppa wants to ask you something, I said what does gohawk, mean, they said they don't know, anyway, long of the short, the penny finally dropped, oh you mean gohaaaaaawk, meaning you have to drag it out for them to understand, I give up, and yes I found out the meaning to be liar. As for Makaani if it is the actual way he is spelling it, it can either have something to do with the horizontal air motion (Hawaii) or an Indian dish cooked in rich sauce, but if its Bakkani, it's a cheeky bugger, usually referred to a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Off--topic, baiting post removed. Please keep it civil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 It's definitely "makaani", heard lots of people say it but nobody who speaks English. The surprise or startlement seems to fit. Where did you here it said (geographically)? And in what context??Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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