मखाना

See also: माखन

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.kʰɑː.nɑː/, [mɐ.kʰäː.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnɑː

Etymology 1

    From Sanskrit मखान्न (makhānna, foxnut, literally sacrificial food) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from मख (makha, festivity, sacrificial oblation) + अन्न (anna, food).

    Noun

    मखाना • (makhānām (Urdu spelling مکھانا)

    1. prickly waterlily (Euryale ferox)
    2. foxnut, the seed of the water lily
    3. parched or fried foxnut
    Declension
    Declension of मखाना (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct मखाना
    makhānā
    मखाने
    makhāne
    oblique मखाने
    makhāne
    मखानों
    makhānõ
    vocative मखाने
    makhāne
    मखानो
    makhāno
    Derived terms
    • तालमखाना (tālmakhānā)

    Etymology 2

    Compare Sanskrit म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, rubs, strokes, smears). Related to मक्खन (makkhan, butter).

    Verb

    मखाना • (makhānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling مکھانا)

    1. to smear, apply (oil, ointment, etc.)
      Synonyms: चिकनाना (ciknānā), लेपना (lepnā), लगाना (lagānā)
    Conjugation

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