मक्का
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mək.kɑː/, [mək̚.käː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*makkaga), from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”).
Noun
मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا)
- corn, maize
- Synonym: मकई (makaī)
Declension
Declension of मक्का (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मक्का makkā | मक्के makke |
| oblique | मक्के makke | मक्कों makkõ |
| vocative | मक्के makke | मक्को makko |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Persian مکه (makke), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).
Proper noun
मक्का • (makkā) ? (Urdu spelling مکہ)
- Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)
Declension
Declension of मक्का (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | मक्का makkā |
| oblique | मक्का makkā |
| vocative | मक्का makkā |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मक्का”, 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