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maksaa.

to pay

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɑksɑːˣ/[ˈmɑ̝ks̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]

  1. to pay

    transitive
    Hän maksaa sen.

  2. to pay to call (match or equal the amount of poker chips in the pot as the player that bet)

    transitive

  3. to cost

    intransitive
    Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa?

  4. to pay back, repay (to pay an amount owed)

    maksaa takaisin
    Maksoin lopulta opintolainani.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *maksadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *maksa- (compare Erzya максомс (maksoms, “to give”)), possibly ultimately borrowed from Iranian.

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