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See also: Makar, måkar, and -makar

English

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Etymology 1

From Scots makar. Doublet of maker.

Pronunciation

Noun

makar (plural makars)

  1. A poet writing in Scots.
  2. (modern usage) The national poet laureate of Scotland.
    • 2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?

Etymology 2

Noun

makar (plural makars)

  1. Alternative form of mugger (“type of crocodile”)

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “if only, I wish”). Compare Romanian măcar (“at least, not even”).

Conjunction

makár

  1. introduces a down-scaled desire. at least
    makar le të vijë edhe ai ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. introduces a wish. if only, I wish
    makar të binte një shi ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (repeated) indicates exclusive disjunction. either... or
    Synonyms: qoftë... qoftë, ose... ose
    makar unë makar ti ― either you or me

Interjection

makár

  1. expresses reluctant agreement. fine!

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “makar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 242

Further reading

  • “makar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “makar”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980

Basque

Noun

makar inan

  1. gum (in the eye)

Icelandic

Noun

makar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of maki

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmakar/
  • Rhymes: -kar, -ar, -r
  • Hyphenation: ma‧kar
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Etymology 1

From Malay makar, from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “plot, scheme, plan”). Semantic loan from Dutch aanslag (“attack, assault”).

Noun

makar (plural makar-makar, first-person possessive makarku, second-person possessive makarmu, third-person possessive makarnya)

  1. deception, cheating, trickery.
    Synonyms: akal busuk, tipu muslihat
  2. stratagem, scheme, plan.
  3. revolt

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

makar

  1. unripe
  2. tough
Alternative forms
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References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

makar m

  1. indefinite plural of make

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English maker; equivalent to English maker.

Noun

makar (plural makars)

  1. maker, creator
  2. author, writer, poet

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “I wish”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

màkar (Cyrillic spelling ма̀кар)

  1. at least
  2. (usually preceded by conjunctive da) only
  3. even if, regardless

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

makar

  1. indefinite plural of make

Verb

makar

  1. present indicative of maka

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مقر (makar), from Arabic مَقَرّ (maqarr).

Noun

makar (definite accusative makarrı, plural makarlar) (obsolete)

  1. seat; center of power, headquarters, capital
    • 1936 August 22, caption beside map of Spanish Civil War in Açık Söz:
      Kara kuvvet ve müttefikleri engizisyonun makarrı olan İspanya'da kiliseleri, manastırları, keşişleri ile birlikte ve bir daha dirilememek üzere gömülüyor!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

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