मका

See also: मकै, मूक, and मौक़ा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”). Compare Gujarati મકાઈ (makāī), Hindustani مَکَّا (makkā) / मक्का (makkā), مَکَئی (makaī) / मकई (makaī), Sindhi مَڪائيِ, مڪئي / मकाई, مڪي / मकी, Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī) / مَکّی (makkī), Nepali मकै (makai), Odia ମକା (makā), Maithili मकै (makaɨ) / 𑒧𑒏𑒻 (makai), Assamese মাকৈ (makoi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ka/

Noun

मका • (makā) m or f

1. corn, maize

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मका”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “markaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press