माखन

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.kʰən/, [mäː.kʰɐ̃n]

Noun

माखन • (mākhan) m

1. (archaic) Alternative form of मक्खन (makkhan, “butter”)
   • c. 1500, Surdas, Sursagar :

     सूनैं भवन कहूँ कॊउ नाहीं, मनु याही कौ राज ।
     भाँड़े धरत उधारत मूँदत, दधि माखन कैं काज ॥

     sūna͠i bhavan kahū̃ kǒu nāhī̃, manu yāhī kau rāj .
     bhā̃ṛe dharat udhārat mū̃dat, dadhi mākhan ka͠i kāj .

     • Translation by Rupert Snell

       An empty house, no-one about — as though it were his own realm;
       taking the pots, opening, closing … looking for butter and curd!

Declension

Declension of माखन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माखन mākhan	माखन mākhan
oblique	माखन mākhan	माखनों mākhanõ
vocative	माखन mākhan	माखनो mākhano

Derived terms

• माखन-चोर (mākhan-cor, “epithet of Krishna”, literally “butter-thief”) (still in use in Modern Standard Hindi)