ᴱQ. maqa adj. “handy, skilled (with hands)” (Category: Light, Nimble)

⚠️ᴱQ. maqua, adj. “handy, skilled (with hands)” (Category: Light, Nimble)

Q. maitë “handy, skillful, [ᴹQ.] skilled; [Q.] having a hand, handed; shapely”

Q. maqua “hand-full, group of five (similar) things; hand (colloquial); closing or closed [hand] (facing down) for taking”

References ✧ QL/57, 90

Glosses

• “handy, skilled (with hands)” ✧ QL/57

Related

• maqalea “handy, skilled (with hands)” = maqa “handy, skilled (with hands)” ✧ QL/57

Element In

• ᴱQ. maqale “legerdemain, sleight” ✧ QL/57
• ᴱQ. tektamaqa “having a good ‘hand’” ✧ QL/90

Derivations

• < ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” ✧ QL/57

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√MAHA > maqa

[maxkʷā] > [maxkʷa] > [makkʷa] > [makʷkʷa] > [makʷa]

✧ QL/57