maize
/meɪz/noun
उच्चारण मेज़
मक्का
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as homonym
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[U] BrE
a tall plant grown for its large yellow grains, which are used for making flour or eaten as a vegetable (American corn)
मक्का
- makki di roti made from maize flour
- The farmers harvested maize in September and sold it at the nearby mandi.
- Roasted maize cobs are sold on the roadside during the rainy season.
+ 2 more examples
- The farmer ground the maize into flour.
- Maize is grown in Karnataka, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
maize (uncountable)
Maize is uncountable in British English: a field of maize, some maize, not maizes.
British English में 'maize' uncountable है: a field of maize, some maize; 'maizes' नहीं।
- Farmers in Punjab grow maize in summer.
- The cattle were fed maize and fodder.
a field / crop / sack of maize
Use a measure phrase with of to count maize: a sack of maize, a cob of maize.
Maize को गिनने के लिए of वाला measure phrase आता है: a sack of maize, a cob of maize।
- He carried a sack of maize to the mill.
- Radhika roasted a cob of maize on the coals.
maize vs corn
British English uses maize for the plant and its grain; corn in British English can mean wheat, and in American English means maize.
British English में पौधे और उसके दाने के लिए 'maize' चलता है; 'corn' का अर्थ वहाँ गेहूँ भी हो सकता है, जबकि American English में corn का अर्थ maize है।
- Corn on the cob is sold on the roadside during the monsoon.
maize + noun
Maize often acts as a modifier: maize flour, maize oil, maize farmer.
'Maize' प्रायः modifier की तरह आता है: maize flour, maize oil, maize farmer।
- Makki di roti is made from maize flour.
sow / harvest maize
Maize is sown in the kharif season and harvested after the rains.
मक्का खरीफ के मौसम में बोई जाती है और बारिश के बाद काटी जाती है।
- Farmers sow maize at the start of the monsoon.
+Collocations 5
verb + maize
growsowharvestgrindroastexport
- The village harvests maize in September.
maize + noun
flouroilstarchfieldcobcrop
- Maize flour is used for rotis in winter.
adjective + maize
yellowsweetdriedhybridgreen
- Hybrid maize gives a higher yield.
amount of maize
a sack ofa field ofa tonne ofa handful ofa cob of
- The trader bought a tonne of maize.
maize + production
maize productionmaize pricesmaize yieldmaize farming
- Maize prices rose after the poor rains.
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- The roasted maize smelt wonderful on the rainy evening.
बरसात की शाम में भुनी हुई मक्का की खुशबू बहुत अच्छी लग रही थी।
- Maize is one of the main kharif crops in India.
मक्का भारत की प्रमुख खरीफ फसलों में से एक है।
- Radhika's uncle grows maize and sugarcane on his farm.
राधिका के चाचा अपने खेत में मक्का और गन्ना उगाते हैं।
- Poultry feed is often made from maize.
मुर्गी का चारा अक्सर मक्का से बनाया जाता है।
- A good monsoon will increase the maize yield this year.
अच्छा मानसून इस वर्ष मक्का की पैदावार बढ़ाएगा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The farmer grew many maizes in his field.
✓ The farmer grew a lot of maize in his field.
Maize is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes much or a lot of.
'Maize' uncountable है, इसलिए उसका plural नहीं होता और उसके साथ much या a lot of आता है।
✗ Maize are grown in Bihar.
✓ Maize is grown in Bihar.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ We ate a maize on the beach.
✓ We ate a cob of maize on the beach.
Maize is uncountable, so a measure word is needed after a.
'Maize' uncountable है, इसलिए a के बाद measure word चाहिए।
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: maize (a cereal crop) and maze (a confusing network of paths).
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: maize (अनाज की फसल, मक्का) और maze (रास्तों का भ्रमित करने वाला जाल, भूलभुलैया)।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: maize (British) and corn (American).
British और American English में maize (British) और corn (American)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maize is a kharif crop; Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are leading maize producers in India; the Rabi crops include wheat, gram and mustard.
मक्का खरीफ़ फसल है; कर्नाटक और मध्य प्रदेश भारत के प्रमुख मक्का उत्पादक हैं; रबी फसलों में गेहूँ, चना और सरसों शामिल हैं।