مکھی
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā), from Sanskrit मक्षिका (makṣikā). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਖੀ (makkhī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mək.kʰiː/
Noun
مَکّھی • (makkhī) f (Hindi spelling मक्खी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مَکّھی (makkhī) | مَکّھِیاں (makkhiyā̃) |
| oblique | مَکّھی (makkhī) | مَکّھِیوں (makkhiyō̃) |
| vocative | مَکّھی (makkhī) | مَکّھِیو (makkhiyō) |
References
- “مکھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مکھی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 604
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mákṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 554