मक्का

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mək.kɑː/, [mɐk̚.käː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī, “maize”), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*makkaga), from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”).

Noun

मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا)

  1. corn, maize
    Synonym: मकई (makaī)
Declension
Declension of मक्का (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मक्का
makkā		 मक्के
makke
oblique मक्के
makke		 मक्कों
makkõ
vocative मक्के
makke		 मक्को
makko

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian مکه (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Proper noun

मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکہ)

  1. Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)
Declension
Declension of मक्का (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem)
singular
direct मक्का
makkā
oblique मक्का
makkā
vocative मक्का
makkā

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Colin P. Masica (1979) “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India‎, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151
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