maksi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmak̚si]
• Hyphenation: mak‧si

Etymology 1

From English maxi, a back-formation from maximum.

Adjective

maksi

1. maxi: having a hemline at ankle length

Etymology 2

Blend of makan +‎ siang.

Noun

maksi (first-person possessive maksiku, second-person possessive maksimu, third-person possessive maksinya)

1. (colloquial) short for makan siang (“lunch”).

Further reading

• “maksi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French maxi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.si/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aksi
• Syllabification: mak‧si

Adjective

maksi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. maxi (being of the largest size in its category of items)

   Antonym: mini

2. (of clothes) maxi (long, ankle-length)

   Antonym: mini

Noun

maksi f (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) maxi, maxiskirt

   Antonyms: mini, miniówka, minispódniczka

Further reading

• maksi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maksi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English maxi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâksi/
• Hyphenation: mak‧si

Adjective

mȁksi (Cyrillic spelling ма̏кси) (indeclinable)

1. maxi

References

• “maksi”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English marks.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

maksi (n class, plural maksi)

1. mark (academic score)