मक्खन

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (makkhaṇa), from Sanskrit म्रक्षण (mrakṣaṇa). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਖਣ (makkhaṇ). Displaced Hindi माखन (mākhan) outside of the expression माखन-चोर (mākhan-cor), an epithet of Krishna.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mək.kʰən/, [mɐk̚.kʰɐ̃n]

Noun

मक्खन • (makkhan) m (Urdu spelling مکھن)

  1. butter

Declension

Declension of मक्खन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मक्खन
makkhan 		मक्खन
makkhan
oblique मक्खन
makkhan 		मक्खनों
makkhanõ
vocative मक्खन
makkhan 		मक्खनो
makkhano
  • मुर्ग मक्खनी (murg makkhanī, “butter chicken”)
  • माखन-चोर (mākhan-cor, “epithet of Krishna”)

See also

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