માખણ

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Gujarati

butter melting in a pan
માખણ (mākhaṇ, butter)

Etymology

Inherited from Gurjar Apabhramsa मकखण (makakhaṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀔𑀡 (maṃkhaṇa), from Sanskrit म्रक्षण (mrakṣaṇa, rubbing, ointment, oil), nominalized from the verb म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, to smear, rub, anoint). Cognate with Bengali মাখন (makhon), Hindustani مکھن / मक्खन (makkhan), Marathi माखण (mākhaṇ), Punjabi ਮੱਖਣ (makkhaṇ).

Pronunciation

Noun

માખણ (mākhaṇn

  1. butter
    Synonym: નવનીત (navnīt)
    Hypernym: ઘી (ghī)

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