मकर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मकर (makara). Cognate with Marathi मकर (makar).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.kəɾ/

Proper noun

मकर • (makar) m (Urdu spelling مکر‎)

  1. (astronomy) Capricornus
  2. (astrology) Capricorn

See also
Zodiac signs in Hindi · राशियाँ (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ♈︎ वृष (vŕṣ) ♉︎ मिथुन (mithun) ♊︎ कर्क (kark) ♋︎
सिंह (sĩh) ♌︎ कन्या (kanyā) ♍︎ तुला (tulā) ♎︎ वृश्चिक (vŕścik) ♏︎
धनु (dhanu) ♐︎ मकर (makar) ♑︎ कुंभ (kumbh) ♒︎ मीना (mīnā) ♓︎

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मकर (makara). Cognate with Hindi मकर (makar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mə.kəɾ/

Proper noun

मकर • (makar) m

  1. (astronomy) Capricornus
  2. (astrology) Capricorn

See also
Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ♈︎ वृषभ (vruṣabh) ♉︎ मिथुन (mithun) ♊︎ कर्क (karka) ♋︎
सिंह (siuha) ♌︎ कन्या (kanyā) ♍︎ तूळ (tūḷ) ♎︎ वृश्चिक (vruścik) ♏︎
धनु (dhanu) ♐︎ मकर (makar) ♑︎ कुंभ (kumbha) ♒︎ मीन (mīn) ♓︎

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬫᬓᬭ (Balinese script)
  • মকৰ (Assamese script)
  • মকর (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰎𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌮𑌕𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • મકર (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਕਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦩꦏꦫ (Javanese script)
  • មករ (Khmer script)
  • ಮಕರ (Kannada script)
  • ມກຣ (Lao script)
  • മകര (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘦𑘎𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᢉᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠮᠠᡬᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • မကရ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧆𑦮𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐎𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ମକର (Oriya script)
  • ꢪꢒꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆑𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖎𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • මකර (Sinhalese script)
  • మకర (Telugu script)
  • มกร (Thai script)
  • མ་ཀ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒏𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

Noun

मकर • (mákara) m

  1. a kind of sea-monster (sometimes confounded with the crocodile, shark, dolphin)
  2. (astrology, astronomy) name of the 10th sign of the zodiac (Capricornus)
  3. the 10th arc of 30 degrees in any circle L.
  4. an army of troops in the form of a मकर Mn. vii, 187
  5. an earring shaped like a मकर BhP. (Cf. मकर-कुण्डल)
  6. the hands folded in the form of a मकर Cat.
  7. one of the 9 treasures of Kubera
  8. one of the 8 magical treasures called पद्मिनी

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of मकर (mákara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मकरः
mákaraḥ		 मकरौ
mákarau		 मकराः / मकरासः¹
mákarāḥ / mákarāsaḥ¹
Vocative मकर
mákara		 मकरौ
mákarau		 मकराः / मकरासः¹
mákarāḥ / mákarāsaḥ¹
Accusative मकरम्
mákaram		 मकरौ
mákarau		 मकरान्
mákarān
Instrumental मकरेण
mákareṇa		 मकराभ्याम्
mákarābhyām		 मकरैः / मकरेभिः¹
mákaraiḥ / mákarebhiḥ¹
Dative मकराय
mákarāya		 मकराभ्याम्
mákarābhyām		 मकरेभ्यः
mákarebhyaḥ
Ablative मकरात्
mákarāt		 मकराभ्याम्
mákarābhyām		 मकरेभ्यः
mákarebhyaḥ
Genitive मकरस्य
mákarasya		 मकरयोः
mákarayoḥ		 मकराणाम्
mákarāṇām
Locative मकरे
mákare		 मकरयोः
mákarayoḥ		 मकरेषु
mákareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

See also
Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa) ♈︎ ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) ♉︎ मिथुन (mithuna) ♊︎ कर्कटक (karkaṭaka) ♋︎
सिंह (siṃha) ♌︎ कन्या (kanyā) ♍︎ तुला (tulā) ♎︎ वृश्चिक (vṛścika) ♏︎
धनु (dhanu) ♐︎ मकर (makara) ♑︎ कुम्भ (kumbha) ♒︎ मीन (mīna) ♓︎

References
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