मका

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See also: मकै, मूक, and मौक़ा

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”). Compare Gujarati મકાઈ (makāī), Hindustani مَکَّا (makkā) / मक्का (makkā), مَکَئی (makaī) / मकई (makaī), Sindhi مَڪائيِ, مڪئي / मकाई, مڪي / मकी, Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī) / مَکّی (makkī), Nepali मकै (makai), Odia ମକା (makā), Maithili मकै (makaɨ) / 𑒧𑒏𑒻 (makai), Assamese মাকৈ (makoi).

Pronunciation

Noun

मका • (makā) m or f

  1. corn, maize

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मका”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “markaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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