Foxnut in Hindi — Meaning of मखाना (makhana)

📖 Meaning of “foxnut”

The meaning of “foxnut” in Hindi is मखाना, pronounced makhana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of foxnut

A seed of Euryale ferox, a flowering plant related to the water lily

✍️ Foxnut in a sentence

Foxnut is found in plenty in Bihar.

मुझे शाम को मखाना खाना बहुत पसंद है।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Sanskrit मखान्न (makhānna, “foxnut”, literally “sacrificial food”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from मख (makha, “festivity, sacrificial oblation”) + अन्न (anna, “food”).

Quick facts about “foxnut”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Foxnut

Meaning in Hindi

मखाना

Pronunciation

makhana

Part of speech

Verb

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "foxnut" is मखाना (makhana).

In Devanagari script it is written as मखाना.

It is pronounced "makhana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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