मक्का

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mək.kɑː/, [mɐk̚.käː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī, “maize”), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*makkaga), from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”).

Noun

मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا)

1. 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 Classical Persian مکه (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Proper noun

मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکہ)

1. 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^[1], Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151