मगर

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Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/, [mɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian مگر (magar). Compare Bengali মাগার (magar), Punjabi ਮਗਰ (magar).

Conjunction[edit]

मगर (magar) (Urdu spelling مگر)

  1. but, however
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर
    मैं उसका दोस्त हूँ, मगर वह मेरा दोस्त नहीं है।
    ma͠i uskā dost hū̃, magar vah merā dost nahī̃ hai.
    I am his friend, but he is not my friend.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭 (magara), from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).

Noun[edit]

मगर (magarm (Urdu spelling مگر)

  1. crocodile
    Synonym: घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl)
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Marathi[edit]

Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia mr

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

मगर (magarf

  1. crocodile

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मगर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मगर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “मगर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press