Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mak

/mæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: mak
IPA: /mæk/

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of make.

name

name

name

name

Etymology

* As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6). * As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Ukrainian Макар (Makar). * As a Hungarian surname, shortened from Hungarian Makár.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mak, Makary, Макар, Makár

Inflected Forms

maks (present, singular) makkin (participle, present) makin (participle, present) makked (participle, past) makked (past) made (participle, past) made (past) myek (alternative, Geordie) make (alternative, English) Maks (plural)

Phrases

mak nyah

Frequently Paired Words

mak nyah Mac Mack Mc

Homonyms

mac mack

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack mac crack hack stack pac

Questions

How do you pronounce mak?: The recorded pronunciation is /mæk/.
What does mak mean?: Alternative form of make.
Where does mak come from?: It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce mak

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