मकई
Hindi
Etymology
From a feminine form of Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka); see Hindi मक्का (makkā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.kə.iː/
Noun
मकई • (makaī) f
- Synonym of मक्का (makkā, “maize, corn”)
Declension
Declension of मकई (fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मकई makaī | मकइयाँ makaiyā̃ |
| oblique | मकई makaī | मकइयों makaiyõ |
| vocative | मकई makaī | मकइयो makaiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “मकई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Colin P. Masica (1979) , “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151