maksud

Estonian

Noun

maksud

1. payments, taxes: nominative plural of maks

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mahsud, makhsud

Etymology

Inherited from Malay maksud, from Arabic مَقْصُود (maqṣūd, “aim, intention, purpose”). The sense in law was coined by Indonesian lecturer P.A.F Lamintang to translate Dutch voornemen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaksud/ [ˈmak̚.sʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aksud
• Syllabification: mak‧sud

Noun

maksud (plural maksud-maksud)

1. purpose

   Synonyms: tujuan, arti

2. intention

   Synonyms: kehendak, niat

3. (law) intention

   Synonym: niat

4. meaning

   Synonyms: arti, makna, erti

Derived terms

• bermaksud (“to intend”)
• dimaksud (“intended”)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaksud/ [ˈmaʔ.sut̪]
• Hyphenation: mak‧sud

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مقصود.

Noun

maksud (plural maksud-maksud, informal 1st possessive maksudku, 2nd possessive maksudmu, 3rd possessive maksudnya)

1. intention

   Synonyms: hajat, hasrat, kehendak, niak, tujuan

Derived terms

• bermaksud (“to intend”)
• dimaksud (“intended”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مقصود.

Noun

maksud (plural maksud-maksud, informal 1st possessive maksudku, 2nd possessive maksudmu, 3rd possessive maksudnya)

1. meaning, definition

   Synonyms: erti, makna, takrif

Derived terms

• memaksudkan (“meaning”)