मयकदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मय-कदा (may-kadā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میکده (may-kada, “(literally) house of wine, bar”). The first part of the compound is from Old Persian *𐎶𐎯 (*m-du /⁠*madu⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *mádu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”), which is also the ancestor of मधु (madhu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məj.kə.d̪ɑː/, [mɐj.kɐ.d̪äː]

Noun

मयकदा • (maykadā) m (Urdu spelling میکدہ)

1. bar, tavern, wine cellar

   Synonyms: मदिरालय (madirālay), मयख़ाना (mayxānā)

Declension

Declension of मयकदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मयकदा maykadā	मयकदे maykade
oblique	मयकदे maykade	मयकदों maykadõ
vocative	मयकदे maykade	मयकदो maykado