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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مکان (makān, “place, location”) from Arabic مَكَان (makān, “place, location”). Compare Hindustani مکان / मकान (makān).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਮਕਾਨ • (makān) m (Shahmukhi spelling مکان)
- house, home, residence, dwelling
ਮਕਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਫ਼ਾਈ ਕਰੋ।- makān dī safāī karo.
- Clean the house.
- (literally, “Do the cleaning of the house.”)
- Synonym: ਘਰ (ghar)
Declension
Declension of ਮਕਾਨ
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
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ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
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| oblique
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ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
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ਮਕਾਨਾਂ (makānā̃)
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| vocative
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ਮਕਾਨਾ (makānā)
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ਮਕਾਨੋ (makāno)
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| ablative
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ਮਕਾਨੋਂ (makānõ)
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| locative
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ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne)
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ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne)
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ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “ਮਕਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025