मकई
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a feminine form of Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka); see Hindi मक्का (makkā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मकई • (makaī) f (Urdu spelling مکئی)
- Synonym of मक्का (makkā, “maize, corn”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मकई makaī |
मकइयाँ makaiyā̃ |
| oblique | मकई makaī |
मकइयों makaiyõ |
| vocative | मकई makaī |
मकइयो makaiyo |
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मकई”, 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[1], Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151