See also: Makar, måkar, and -makar

English edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

From Scots makar. Doublet of maker.

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makar (plural makars)

  1. A poet writing in Scots.
  2. (modern usage) The national poet laureate of Scotland.
    • 2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

makar (plural makars)

  1. Alternative form of mugger (type of crocodile)

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Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Greek μακάρι (makári, if only, I wish).[1] Compare Romanian măcar (at least, not even).

Conjunction edit

makár

  1. introduces a down-scaled desire. at least
    makar le të vijë edhe ai(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. introduces a wish. if only, I wish
    makar të binte një shi(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (repeated) indicates exclusive disjunction. either... or
    Synonyms: qoftë... qoftë, ose... ose
    makar unë makar tieither you or me

Interjection edit

makár

  1. expresses reluctant agreement. fine!

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “makar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 242

Further reading edit

  • makar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “makar”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[3] (in Albanian), 1980

Basque edit

Noun edit

makar inan

  1. gum (in the eye)

Icelandic edit

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makar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of maki

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay makar, from Arabic مَكْر (makr, plot, scheme, plan).[1] Semantic loan from Dutch aanslag (attack, assault).

Noun edit

makar (plural makar-makar, first-person possessive makarku, second-person possessive makarmu, third-person possessive makarnya)

  1. deception, cheating, trickery.
    Synonyms: akal busuk, tipu muslihat
  2. stratagem, scheme, plan.
  3. revolt

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective edit

makar

  1. unripe
  2. tough
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References edit

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin; Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan; R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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makar m

  1. indefinite plural of make

Scots edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English maker; equivalent to English maker.

Noun edit

makar (plural makars)

  1. maker, creator
  2. author, writer, poet

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Greek μακάρι (makári, I wish).

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Adverb edit

màkar (Cyrillic spelling ма̀кар)

  1. at least
  2. (usually preceded by conjunctive da) only
  3. even if, regardless

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Swedish edit

Noun edit

makar

  1. indefinite plural of make

Verb edit

makar

  1. present indicative of maka

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Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish مقر (makar), from Arabic مَقَرّ (maqarr).

Noun edit

makar (definite accusative makarrı, plural makarlar) (obsolete)

  1. seat; center of power, headquarters, capital
    • 1936 August 22, caption beside map of Spanish Civil War in Açık Söz:
      Kara kuvvet ve müttefikleri engizisyonun makarrı olan İspanya'da kiliseleri, manastırları, keşişleri ile birlikte ve bir daha dirilememek üzere gömülüyor!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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