मगर

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian مگر (magar).

Conjunction

मगर • (magar) (Urdu spelling مگر)

1. but, however

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   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.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर

Related terms

• अगर (agar, “if”)

Etymology 2

From , from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).

Noun

मगर • (magar) m (Urdu spelling مگر)

1. crocodile

   Synonym: घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl)

Derived terms

• मगरमच्छ (magarmacch)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मगर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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