( Delhi ) IPA (key ) : /mək.kɑː/ ,[mɐk̚.käː] Inherited fromPrakrit *𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀕 ( *makkaga ) withoutcluster simplification , fromSanskrit मर्कक ( markaka ,“ Ardea argala ” ) . Cognate withPunjabi ਮੱਕੀ ( makkī ) .
मक्का • (makkā ) m (Urdu spelling مکا )
corn ,maize Synonym: मकई ( makaī ) Borrowed fromClassical Persian مکه ( makka ) , fromArabic مَكَّة ( makka ) .
मक्का • (makkā ) m (Urdu spelling مکہ )
Mecca (a largecity , theprovincial capital ofMecca Province in the in theHejaz region,Saudi Arabia , the holiest place inIslam , location of the sacredKa'ba , and to whichMuslims are required to make ahajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible)Mecca (aprovince ofSaudi Arabia )Declension ofमक्का (sg-only masc unmarked ā-stem) singular direct मक्का makkā oblique मक्का makkā vocative मक्का makkā
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ), “मक्का ”, inThe Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University PressColin 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, pages55–151