mak

See also: -mak, mąk, mák, and māk

§English

§Alternative forms

• myek (Geordie), make (Standard English)

§Verb

mak (third-person singular simple present maks, present participle makin, simple past and past participle maked or made)

1. (Wearside) to make

§References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

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§Dutch

§Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑk

§Verb

mak

1. first-person singular present indicative of makken
2. imperative of makken

§Anagrams

• kam

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§Kurdish

§Etymology

From Proto-Iranian (compare Persian مادر (mâdar), Baluchi مات (mát), Pashto مور (mor), Ossetian мад (mad), Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (mātar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit मातृ (mā́tṛ), Hindi माता (mātā)), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (compare Armenian մայր (mayr), Greek μητέρα (mitéra), Russian мать (matʹ), Italian madre, English mother).

§Noun

mak ?

1. mother

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§Lojban

§Rafsi

mak

1. rafsi of maksi.

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§Lower Sorbian

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *makъ, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ko-

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak/

§Noun

mak m

1. poppy, any plant of the genus Papaver
2. poppyseed

§Declension

Declension of mak

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	mak	maka	maki
Genitive	maka	makowu	makow
Dative	makoju	makoma	makam
Accusative	mak	maka	maki
Instrumental	makom	makoma	makami
Locative	maku	makoma	makach

§Derived terms

• mack
• makaty
• makowaty
• makowy

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§Malay

§Alternative forms

• emak, umak, امق, مق, اومق

§Etymology

Shortened form of emak, from Proto-Malayic *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əma-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əma-ʔ, from *əma.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔ/
• Rhymes: -maʔ, -aʔ

§Noun

mak (Jawi spelling مق)

1. alternative form of emak

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§North Frisian

§Noun

mak

1. kiss

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§Polish

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§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *makъ, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ko-

§Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

§Noun

mak m (diminutive maczek)

1. poppy, any plant of the genus Papaver

§Declension

declension of mak

	singular	plural
nominative	mak	maki
genitive	maku	maków
dative	makowi	makom
accusative	mak	maki
instrumental	makiem	makami
locative	maku	makach
vocative	maku	maki

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§Scots

§Verb

tae mak (third-person singular simple present maks, present participle makkin, simple past made or makkit, past participle made or makkit)

1. to make

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§Serbo-Croatian

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *makъ, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂kos.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâk/

§Noun

mȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ма̏к)

1. poppy

§Declension

    declension of mak

	singular	plural
nominative	mȁk	màkovi
genitive	maka	makova
dative	maku	makovima
accusative	mak	makove
vocative	mače	makovi
locative	maku	makovima
instrumental	makom	makovima

§Derived terms

• makòvnjača

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§Slovak

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *makъ, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ko-

§Noun

mak m

1. poppy

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§Slovene

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§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *makъ, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ko-

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmák/, /ˈmáːk/
• Tonal orthography: mȁk, mȃk

§Noun

màk or mák m inan (genitive máka, nominative plural máki)

1. poppy

§Declension

Declension of màk (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	màk	máka	máki
accusative	màk	máka	máke
genitive	máka	mákov	mákov
dative	máku	mákoma	mákom
locative	máku	mákih	mákih
instrumental	mákom	mákoma	máki

Declension of mák (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	mák	máka	máki
accusative	mák	máka	máke
genitive	máka	mákov	mákov
dative	máku	mákoma	mákom
locative	máku	mákih	mákih
instrumental	mákom	mákoma	máki

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§Swedish

§Etymology

Old Swedish mak, cognate with Danish mag, Middle Low German mak, German Gemach, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish adjective maker (easy, calm, fit, suiting, appropriate), cognate with Icelandic makr, Old English gemæc, related to German verb machen (to make)

§Noun

mak n

1. a state of leisure; almost exclusively used in the expression:

   i sakta mak

   slowly, without hurry

§Declension

• Nowadays never inflected, but historically with the definite form maket.

§Related terms

• gemak
• maklig

§References

• mak in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• mak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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§Tok Pisin

§Etymology 1

Borrowing from German Mark.

§Noun

mak

1. (obsolete) shilling

§Etymology 2

From English mark.

§Noun

mak

1. sign, brand, mark, symbol

§Verb

mak

1. to mark

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§West Frisian

§Adjective

mak

1. obedient
2. tame