माखण

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘏𑘜 (mākhaṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀔𑀡 (maṃkhaṇa), from Sanskrit म्रक्षण (mrakṣaṇa). Compare Hindi माखन (mākhan), Kachchi મખણ (makhaṇ), Bengali মাখন (makhôn).

Noun

माखण • (mākhaṇ) n

  1. butter
    Synonym: लोणी (loṇī) (more common)

References
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “माखण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “माखण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mrakṣaṇa (10378)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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