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मक्खन

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (makkhaṇa), 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

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mək.kʰən/, [mɐk̚.kʰɐ̃n]

Noun

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मक्खन (makkhanm (Urdu spelling مکھن)

  1. butter

Declension

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Declension of मक्खन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मक्खन
makkhan
मक्खन
makkhan
oblique मक्खन
makkhan
मक्खनों
makkhanõ
vocative मक्खन
makkhan
मक्खनो
makkhano
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See also

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