महक

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit, probably from महक्क (mahakka, “wide-spreading fragrance”) or मघ (magha, “a kind of flower”). Compare Gujarati મહેક (mahek).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meː.ɦeːk/

Noun

महक • (mahak) f

fragrance, scent
aroma

Derived terms

महकना (mahaknā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “महक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 791
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “magha (9703)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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