मक्कार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مکار (makkār), from Arabic مَكَّار (makkār), from the root م ك ر (m-k-r).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mək.kɑːɾ/, [mɐk̚.käːɾ]

Adjective

मक्कार • (makkār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَکَّار)

1. untrustworthy, deceitful, two-faced

   Synonyms: कपटी (kapṭī), छली (chalī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मक्कार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press