Maasai

noun

Maa·​sai mä-ˈsī 

ˈmä-ˌsī

variants or Masai

plural Maasai or Maasais or Masai or Masais

1

: a member of a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania

2

: the Nilotic language of the Maasai people

Examples of Maasai in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That river cruise also functions as the spine of longer 9- to 15-night journeys that fold in Victoria Falls, the Cape Winelands, Cape Town, Kenya’s Maasai Mara, and Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026

These accommodation tents and public venues (dining room, lounge and bar) reflect the form of Maasai dwellings. — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026

Many of the camp's guides and conservation partners come from local Maasai communities. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

The biking will be through remote Maasai lands, villages, and savannah. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Maasai il-máásáì, a self-designation

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Maasai

• pai
• adlai
• masai
• serai
• terai
• yavapai