मगर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/, [mɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مگر (magar). Compare Bengali মাগার (magar), Punjabi ਮਗਰ (magar).

Conjunction

मगर • (magar) (Urdu spelling مگر)

1. but, however

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:परन्तु

   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.

Related terms

• अगर (agar, “if”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

मगर • (magar) m (Urdu spelling مگر)

1. crocodile

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर

Declension

Declension of मगर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मगर magar	मगर magar
oblique	मगर magar	मगरों magarõ
vocative	मगर magar	मगरो magaro

Derived terms

• मगरमच्छ (magarmacch)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मगर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मगर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मगर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मगर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मकर (mákara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɡəɾ/

Noun

मगर • (magar) f

1. crocodile

See also

• सुसर (susar)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मगर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मगर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मगर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press