माखण

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘏𑘜 (mākhaṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀔𑀡 (maṃkhaṇa), from Sanskrit म्रक्षण (mrakṣaṇa). Compare Hindi माखन (mākhan), Kachchi મખણ (makhaṇ), Bengali মাখন (makhon).

Noun

माखण • (mākhaṇ) n

1. butter

   Synonym: (more common) लोणी (loṇī)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माखण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “माखण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mrakṣaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press