मक्का

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mək.kɑː/, [mɐk̚.käː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*makkaga) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī).

Noun

मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا)

corn, maize
Synonym: मकई (makaī)

Declension

Declension of *मक्का* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मक्का makkā	मक्के makke
oblique	मक्के makke	मक्कों makkõ
vocative	मक्के makke	मक्को makko

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Proper noun

मक्का • (makkā) m (Urdu spelling مکہ)

Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)

Declension

Declension of *मक्का* (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem)
	singular
direct	मक्का makkā
oblique	मक्का makkā
vocative	मक्का makkā

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मक्का”, 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