ਮਕਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (makān, “place, location”) from Arabic مَكَان (makān, “place, location”). Compare Hindustani مکان / मकान (makān).

Pronunciation

(Phonetic): makānă

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mə.käːn/, [mə.ˈkäːn(ə̆)]
- (colloquial, hypercorrection) IPA^(key): [mək̚.ˈkäːn(ə̆)]

Noun

ਮਕਾਨ • (makān) m (Shahmukhi spelling مکان)

house, home, residence, dwelling
Synonym: ਘਰ (ghar)

ਮਕਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਫ਼ਾਈ ਕਰੋ।
makān dī safāī karo.
Clean the house.
(literally, “Do the cleaning of the house.”)

Declension

Declension of **ਮਕਾਨ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਮਕਾਨ (makān)	ਮਕਾਨ (makān)
oblique	ਮਕਾਨ (makān)	ਮਕਾਨਾਂ (makānā̃)
vocative	ਮਕਾਨਾ (makānā)	ਮਕਾਨੋ (makāno)
ablative	ਮਕਾਨੋਂ (makānõ)	—
locative	ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne)	ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃)
instrumental	ਮਕਾਨੇ (makāne)	ਮਕਾਨੀਂ (makānī̃)

Derived terms

ਮਕਾਨ ਮਾਲਕ m (makān mālak, “landlord”)

Further reading

“ਮਕਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025