ਮਕਾਨ
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian مکان (makān, “place, location”) from Arabic مَكَان (makān, “place, location”). Compare Hindustani مکان / मकान (makān).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Phonetic): makānă
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /mə.käːn/, [mə.ˈkä̃ːn(ə̆)]
- (colloquial, hypercorrection) IPA(key): [mək̚ˈkäːn(ə̆)]
Noun
[edit]ਮਕਾਨ • (makān) m (Shahmukhi spelling مکان)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਮਕਾਨ (makān) | ਮਕਾਨ (makān) |
| oblique | ਮਕਾਨ (makān) | ਮਕਾਨਾਂ (makānā̃) |
| vocative | ਮਕਾਨਾ (makānā) | ਮਕਾਨੋ (makāno) |
| ablative | ਮਕਾਨੋਂ (makānõ) | — |
| locative | ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne) | ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃) |
| instrumental | ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne) | ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ਮਕਾਨ ਮਾਲਕ m (makān mālak, “landlord”)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਮਕਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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