मगर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/, [mɐ.ɡɐɾ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian مگر (magar). Compare Bengali মাগার (magar), Punjabi ਮਗਰ (magar).
Conjunction
मगर • (magar) (Urdu spelling مگر)
- but, however
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर
- मैं उसका दोस्त हूँ, मगर वह मेरा दोस्त नहीं है।
- ma͠i uskā dost hū̃, magar vah merā dost nahī̃ hai.
- I am his friend, but he is not my friend.
Related terms
- अगर (agar, “if”)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭 (magara), from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).
Declension
Derived terms
- मगरमच्छ (magarmacch)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मगर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मगर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मगर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/
See also
- सुसर (susar)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मगर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मगर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मगर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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