# makar
## English
### Etymology 1

From Scots makar. Doublet of maker.

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmakə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmækɚ/
* Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -akə, (General American) -ækə(ɹ)

#### Noun

makar (plural makars)
* A poet writing in Scots.
* (modern usage) The national poet laureate of Scotland.
** 2021 August 23, Libby Brooks, “Scotland’s new makar Kathleen Jamie: ‘Poetry is at the heart of our culture’”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:Could the role of makar, which at the least involves a creative interrogation of national identity, be filled by a poet who wasn’t a supporter of independence?

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

makar (plural makars)
* Alternative form of mugger (“type of crocodile”)

### Anagrams

* karma, Karma, Marak, krama, Karam, Marka

## Albanian
### Etymology

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “if only, I wish”). Compare Romanian măcar (“at least, not even”).

### Conjunction

makár
* introduces a down-scaled desire. at least
    makar le të vijë edhe ai ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* introduces a wish. if only, I wish
    makar të binte një shi ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (repeated) indicates exclusive disjunction. either... or
    Synonyms: qoftë... qoftë, ose... ose
    makar unë makar ti ― either you or me

### Interjection

makár
* expresses reluctant agreement. fine!

### References

* ↑ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “makar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 242

### Further reading

* “makar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980

## Basque
### Noun

makar inan
* gum (in the eye)

## Icelandic
### Noun

makar
* indefinite nominative plural of maki

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmakar/
* Rhymes: -kar, -ar, -r
* Hyphenation: ma‧kar
* Audio (Indonesia):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Malay makar, from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “plot, scheme, plan”). Semantic loan from Dutch aanslag (“attack, assault”).

#### Noun

makar (plural makar-makar)
* deception, cheating, trickery
    Synonyms: akal busuk, tipu muslihat
* stratagem, scheme, plan
* revolt

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Adjective

makar
* unripe
* tough

##### Alternative forms

* bangkar

##### Synonyms

* kaku
* keras

### References

* ↑ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

### Further reading

* “makar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

makar m
* indefinite plural of make

## Scots
### Etymology

From Middle English maker; equivalent to English maker.

### Noun

makar (plural makars)
* maker, creator
* author, writer, poet

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “I wish”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mǎkar/

### Adverb

màkar (Cyrillic spelling ма̀кар)
* at least
* (usually preceded by conjunctive da) only
* even if, regardless

#### Synonyms

* (at least): bȁr, bàrem, nȃjmanjē
* (even if, regardless): čak i ako, iako

## Swedish
### Noun

makar
* indefinite plural of make

### Verb

makar
* present indicative of maka

### Anagrams

* krama

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مقر (makar), from Arabic مَقَرّ (maqarr).

### Noun

makar (definite accusative makarrı, plural makarlar) (obsolete)
* seat; center of power, headquarters, capital
** 1936 August 22, caption beside map of Spanish Civil War in Açık Söz:
    Kara kuvvet ve müttefikleri engizisyonun makarrı olan İspanya'da kiliseleri, manastırları, keşişleri ile birlikte ve bir daha dirilememek üzere gömülüyor!(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### References

* Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “makarr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 685
* Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مقر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1208
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1942