maasi

Borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien 麻糬 (môa-chî).

maasi

1. rice cake made from glutinous rice; muah chee; mochi

• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸), Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001) Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics.

From ma- +‎ -asi (“to rebel”).

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maasi (ma class, plural only)

1. Alternative form of uasi (“rebellion”)