makar

From Scots makar. Doublet of maker.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmakə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɚ/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -akə, (General American) -ækə(ɹ)

makar (plural makars)

1. A poet writing in Scots.
2. (modern usage) The national poet laureate of Scotland.
   • 2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?

makar (plural makars)

1. Alternative form of mugger (“type of crocodile”)

• Karam, karma, krama

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “if only, I wish”).[1] Compare Romanian măcar (“at least, not even”).

makár

1. introduces a down-scaled desire. at least

   makar le të vijë edhe ai ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. introduces a wish. if only, I wish

   makar të binte një shi ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (repeated) indicates exclusive disjunction. either... or

   Synonyms: qoftë... qoftë, ose... ose

   makar unë makar ti ― either you or me

makár

1. expresses reluctant agreement. fine!

• “makar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “makar”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980

makar inan

1. gum (in the eye)

makar

1. indefinite nominative plural of maki

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakar/
• Rhymes: -kar, -ar, -r
• Hyphenation: ma‧kar

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From Malay makar, from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “plot, scheme, plan”).[1] Semantic loan from Dutch aanslag (“attack, assault”).

makar (plural makar-makar, first-person possessive makarku, second-person possessive makarmu, third-person possessive makarnya)

1. deception, cheating, trickery.

   Synonyms: akal busuk, tipu muslihat

2. stratagem, scheme, plan.
3. revolt

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

makar

1. unripe
2. tough

• bangkar

• kaku
• keras

• “makar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

makar m

1. indefinite plural of make

From Middle English maker; equivalent to English maker.

makar (plural makars)

1. maker, creator
2. author, writer, poet

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “I wish”).

• IPA^(key): /mǎkar/

màkar (Cyrillic spelling ма̀кар)

1. at least
2. (usually preceded by conjunctive da) only
3. even if, regardless

• (at least): bȁr, bàrem, nȃjmanjē
• (even if, regardless): čak i ako, iako

makar

1. indefinite plural of make

makar

1. present indicative of maka

• krama

From Ottoman Turkish مقر (makar), from Arabic مَقَرّ (maqarr).

makar (definite accusative makarrı, plural makarlar) (obsolete)

1. seat; center of power, headquarters, capital
   • 1936 August 22, caption beside map of Spanish Civil War in Açık Söz:

     Kara kuvvet ve müttefikleri engizisyonun makarrı olan İspanya'da kiliseleri, manastırları, keşişleri ile birlikte ve bir daha dirilememek üzere gömülüyor!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “makarr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 685
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مقر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1208
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1942