corn
/kɔːn/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्न
अनाज; मक्का; गोखरू (पैर का)
Basic word
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(BrE) any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants; (AmE) maize; a small area of hard skin on the foot
अनाज; मक्का; गोखरू (पैर का)
- sweet corn
- a field of corn
- Farmers in the region grow wheat and other types of corn.
+ 3 more examples
- The corn was ready for harvesting by the end of summer.
- We bought roasted corn from a seller on the beach.
- He had a painful corn on his little toe.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
corn (uncountable)
Corn is normally uncountable. Use it with 'some', 'a lot of' or a unit such as 'a field of corn'.
'Corn' सामान्यतः uncountable है; इसके साथ 'some', 'a lot of' या 'a field of corn' जैसी इकाई लगाएँ।
- The farmers stored the corn in large sacks.
- Birds ate most of the corn we had spread on the terrace.
corn in British vs American English
In British English corn means wheat or other grain crops. In American English it means maize, and in India most people use it for maize or makka.
British English में 'corn' का अर्थ गेहूँ या अन्य अनाज है; American English में मक्का, और भारत में अधिकतर लोग इसे मक्का के लिए बोलते हैं।
- Roasted corn on the cob is a favourite snack during the monsoon.
- The old English novel describes a golden field of corn.
a corn (countable) on the foot
A corn is also a small, hard, painful area of skin, usually on the foot. This sense is countable and has a different origin.
'A corn' पैर की त्वचा पर होने वाली छोटी, सख़्त, दर्दनाक गाँठ भी है; यह अर्थ countable है।
- Tight shoes gave him a painful corn on his little toe.
corn + mass noun phrases
Use 'a grain of corn' for one seed and 'an ear of corn' for the whole head with its seeds.
एक दाने के लिए 'a grain of corn' और बीजों सहित पूरे भुट्टे के लिए 'an ear of corn' कहें।
- A single grain of corn was found in the old pot.
- Each ear of corn has hundreds of grains.
+Collocations 4
corn + noun
fieldflouroilsyrupstarchbread
- Many cooks prefer corn oil for frying snacks.
verb + corn
growharvestgrindroaststore
- Farmers harvest corn at the end of the monsoon.
adjective + corn
sweetfreshripedriedroasted
- Sweet corn soup is popular in Indian-Chinese restaurants.
corn + on / in
corn on the cobears of corna sack of corna field of corn
- We ate corn on the cob while watching the rain.
“More examples 6
- The price of corn rose sharply after the floods.
बाढ़ के बाद मक्के की कीमत तेज़ी से बढ़ गई।
- Radhika bought roasted corn from a cart near the bus stand.
राधिका ने बस अड्डे के पास ठेले से भुना हुआ भुट्टा ख़रीदा।
- The corn was ripe and ready to be cut.
अनाज पक चुका था और कटाई के लिए तैयार था।
- Arjun's grandfather still grinds corn into flour at home.
अर्जुन के दादाजी आज भी घर पर मक्का पीसकर आटा बनाते हैं।
- A corn on her foot made walking painful.
उसके पैर की गाँठ के कारण चलना कष्टदायक हो गया था।
- Maize and wheat are both types of corn in the older British sense.
पुराने British अर्थ में मक्का और गेहूँ दोनों corn के प्रकार हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We bought three corns from the market.
✓ We bought three ears of corn from the market.
Corn as food is uncountable; count it with 'ears of'.
खाद्य अर्थ में 'corn' uncountable है; इसे गिनने के लिए 'ears of' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The corn were growing well.
✓ The corn was growing well.
Corn as a crop takes a singular verb.
फ़सल के अर्थ में 'corn' के साथ singular verb आती है।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage, asked often: in British English, corn means any cereal crop (especially wheat); in American English, corn means maize (makka).
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: British English में corn का अर्थ कोई भी अनाज की फ़सल है (विशेषकर गेहूँ); American English में corn का अर्थ maize (मक्का) है।
The adjective corny means used too often to be interesting or sincere ('a corny joke').
Adjective corny का अर्थ इतना घिसा-पिटा कि रोचक या सच्चा न लगे है ('a corny joke')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Tread on sb's corns (British, offend somebody).
Idiom 'tread on sb's corns' (British, किसी को नाराज़ करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are major maize producers in India; maize is a kharif crop but is also grown in rabi in some states; popcorn is made from a special kind of corn that bursts when heated.
कर्नाटक और मध्य प्रदेश भारत के प्रमुख मक्का उत्पादक हैं; मक्का ख़रीफ़ फ़सल है पर कुछ राज्यों में रबी में भी उगाई जाती है; popcorn विशेष प्रकार की मक्का से बनता है जो गर्म करने पर फूटती है।