मयकदा

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Hindi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian میکده (may-kada, (literally) house of wine, bar). The first part of the compound is from Old Persian *𐎶𐎯 (*m-du /⁠*madu⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *mádu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey, mead), which is also the ancestor of मधु (madhu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /məj.kə.d̪ɑː/, [mɐj.kɐ.d̪äː]

Noun[edit]

मयकदा (maykadām (Urdu spelling میکدہ)

  1. bar, tavern, wine cellar
    Synonyms: मदिरालय (madirālay), मयख़ाना (mayxānā)

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