मगर

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian مگر (magar).

Conjunction

मगर (magar) (Urdu spelling مگر)

  1. but, however
    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.
    Synonyms: लेकिन (lekin), पर (par), परंतु (parantu)

Etymology 2

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑀭 (magara), from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).

Noun

मगर (magar) m (Urdu spelling مگر)

  1. crocodile
    Synonym: घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl)
Derived terms

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), मगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), मगर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Platts, John T. (1884), मगर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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