মকাই
Bengali
Alternative forms
- মক্কা (môkka)
- মাকই (makôi), মাখই (makhôi), মাহই (mahôi) – Vaṅga
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit মৰ্কক (markaka, “greater adjutant”). Cognate with Assamese মাকৈ (makoi), Hindustani مکئی / मकई (makaī).
Noun
মকাই • (môkai)
- maize, corn
- Synonym: ভুট্টা (bhuṭṭa)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “মকাই, মক্কা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “মকাই, মক্কা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh