makas
- plural ofmaka
FromProto-Baltic*mak-, fromProto-Indo-European*mak-(“small (leather) bag or pouch”), see alsoRussianмошна(mošna,“purse, pouch”).
mãkas m (pluralmakai) stress pattern 4
- purse,wallet
- pametėmaką su pinigais ―He lost awallet with money
- (anatomy)scrotum
- “makas”, inLietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt,1941–2026
- “makas”, inDabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt,1954–2026
makas
- indefinitegenitivesingular ofmaka
Inherited fromOttoman Turkishمقص(makas), fromArabicمِقَصّ(miqaṣṣ).
- IPA(key): /maˈkas/
- Hyphenation:ma‧kas
makas (definite accusativemakası,pluralmakaslar)
- scissors
- Synonym:(dialectal)sındı
- makasla kesmek ―to cut with scissors
- (aviation, military)scissors
- (rail transport)railwayjunction
- (rail transport)railroad switch,points,turnout
- (vehicles)suspension,leaf spring
- Synonym:süspansiyon
- (sometimes in theplural)shears
- (architecture)truss
- Synonym:çatı
- (sex)scissoring
- (rock paper scissors)scissors
- (wrestling)scissors,scissors hold
- the act ofdangerously andrecklesslyswerving through traffic,weaving fromlane to lane without properlysignalling
- (figurative)gap
- “makas”, inTurkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “makas”, inMisalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “makas”, inNişanyan Sözlük
makas on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipediatr
