માખણ

Gujarati

માખણ (mākhaṇ, “butter”)

Etymology

Inherited from Gurjar Apabhramsa मकखण (makakhaṇa), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀔𑀡 (maṃkhaṇa), from Sanskrit म्रक्षण (mrakṣaṇa, “rubbing, ointment, oil”), nominalized from the verb म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, “to smear, rub, anoint”). Cognate with Bengali মাখন (makhon), Hindustani مکھن / मक्खन (makkhan), Marathi माखण (mākhaṇ), Punjabi ਮੱਖਣ (makkhaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.kʰəɳ/
• Rhymes: -əɳ
• Hyphenation: મા‧ખણ

Noun

માખણ • (mākhaṇ) n

1. butter

   Synonym: નવનીત (navnīt)

   Hypernym: ઘી (ghī)

Derived terms

• માખણચોર (mākhaṇcor)
• માખણફળ (mākhaṇphaḷ)