मक्खन
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Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- माखन (mākhan)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (makkhaṇa) without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit म्रक्षण (mrakṣaṇa). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਖਣ (makkhaṇ). Displaced Hindi माखन (mākhan) outside of the expression माखन-चोर (mākhan-cor), an epithet of Krishna.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मक्खन • (makkhan) m (Urdu spelling مکھن)
Declension
[edit]Declension of मक्खन (masc cons-stem)
Related terms
[edit]- मुर्ग मक्खनी (murg makkhanī, “butter chicken”)
- माखन-चोर (mākhan-cor, “epithet of Krishna”)