name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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makara
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CMU ARPABET: M AA0 K AA1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An aquatic monster in Hindu mythology.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Makara and Ukrainian Макара (Makara).
Sanskrit मकर (makara)
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: မကန်း (ma.kan:) — celestial creature
- Burmese: မကာရ (ma.kara.) — celestial creature
- Hindi: मकर (makar) — celestial creature
- Indonesian: makara — celestial creature
- Khmer: មករ (môkâr) — celestial creature
- Sanskrit: मकर (makara) — celestial creature
- Thai: มกร (má-gɔɔn) — celestial creature
- Thai: มังกร (mang-gɔɔn) — celestial creature
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