maks

maks

1. (Wearside) third-person singular simple present indicative of mak

• KAMs, mask

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑks/, [ˈmɑks]
• Rhymes: -ɑks
• Hyphenation: maks

From Proto-Finnic *maksa, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa. Cognate with Finnish maksa, Komi-Permyak мус (mus), Northern Mansi ма̄йт (mājt), Hungarian máj and Tundra Nenets мыд (mid).

maks (genitive maksa, partitive maksa)

1. (anatomy) liver
   1. An auburn organ located in the abdominal cavity, that affects the organism's metabolism, digestion and haematogenesis.

      Enamus vähki tekitavaid mürke töödeldakse neerudes ja maksas.

      Most of the carcinogenic poisons are processed in the kidneys and the liver.

   2. The respective organ of animals as food.

From Proto-Finnic *maksu, deverbal from maksma (“to pay”).

maks (genitive maksu, partitive maksu)

1. tax, payment

• maks in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

From the same source as maksts (q.v.): Proto-Baltic *mak-, from Proto-Indo-European *mak- (“small (leather) bag or pouch”). Cognates include Lithuanian mãkas, Old Prussian dantimax (“gums”) (dantis (“tooth”)), Old Church Slavonic мошьна (mošĭna), Russian мошна́ (mošná, “small bag or pouch”), Old High German maga, German Magen (“stomach”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [maks]

maks m (1st declension)

1. little purse, wallet, pouch (small bag-like object without a handle, usually carried in the pocket or in a purse, for keeping small objects, especially paper money or coins)

   dokumentu maks ― document pouch, wallet

   bultu maks ― quiver (lit. arrow pouch)

   tabakas maks, tabakmaks ― tobacco pouch

   naudas maks, naudasmaks ― wallet (lit. money pouch)

   (naudas)maks ar vairākiem nodalījumiem ― wallet with many compartments

   ielikt (naudas)makā naudu ― to put money in (one's) wallet (= money pouch)

   vecais izvilka pīpi, tabakas maku un ietaisīja dūmu ― the old man pulled his pipe out, took (his) tobacco pouch and made some smoke

   bārdama bija novērojusi Nātiņu kā jautrās sabiedrības saimnieku, kas pārvalda maku, no kura tiek maksāts ― the bartender had observed Nātiņš as the host of a fun company (of people) who controlled the bag from which (everybody) was paid

• naudasmaks, naudas maks
• tabakmaks, tabakas maks

• maksts

• (Courland) maksõ

From Proto-Finnic *maksadak.

maks

1. pay

Clipping of maksimum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaks/
• Rhymes: -aks
• Syllabification: maks
• Homophone: Maks

maks m inan

1. (colloquial) max (highest limit)

maks

1. (colloquial) at most, tops

• maks I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maks II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

maks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of mak

From Proto-Finnic *maksa, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa.

maks

1. liver

• maksanpalaine

From Proto-Finnic *maksu.

maks

1. payment
2. fee
3. bill, invoice

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “взнос, выкуп, оплата, печень, плата, счёт”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Compare Tajik магас (magas).

maks

1. fly (insect)