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Where does “maksud” come from?

maksud (Indonesian) comes from Malay maksud, from Arabic مقصود, from Arabic مَقْصُود — aim, intention, purpose.

maksud (Indonesian): goal, aim, purpose; intention; meaning,...

Definitions

  1. goal, aim, purpose; intention; meaning,...

Ancestry of “maksud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymaksudintention; meaning, definition; goal, aim,...
2Arabicمقصودaimed at, intended; intentional, deliberate,...
3Arabicمَقْصُودaim, intention, purpose
Every word from Arabic مَقْصُود →