मक्का
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Hindi
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*makkaga) without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī).
Noun
[edit]मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of मक्का (masc ā-stem)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian مکه (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).
Proper noun
[edit]मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکہ)
- Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)
Declension
[edit]Declension of मक्का (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem)
singular | |
---|---|
direct | मक्का makkā |
oblique | मक्का makkā |
vocative | मक्का makkā |
References
[edit]- 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
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- hi:Cities in Saudi Arabia
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- hi:Andropogoneae tribe grasses
- hi:Grains
- hi:Islam