मक्का
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मक्का¹
- /mək.kɑː/ Hindi, Standard
- [mɐk̚.käː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 (*makkaga) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit मर्कक (markaka, “Ardea argala”). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੱਕੀ (makkī).
noun makkā · مکا · मक्का · मक्के · मक्कों
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corn, maize
Similar: मकई
मक्का²
- /mək.kɑː/ Hindi, Standard
- [mɐk̚.käː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَکَّه (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka).
proper noun makkā · مکہ · मक्का
- Mecca (a large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Kaaba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible)
- Mecca (a province of Saudi Arabia)
In English
- maize corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays
- Mecca city in Saudi Arabia
- Indian corn a type of maize
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