Etymology

mugger

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Today it means: A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place. Full definition →

Hindi मगर ← Urdu مَگَر ← Sanskrit मकर
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mugger · noun1

From mug + -er.

mugger · noun2

  1. Proto-Dravidian · derived from*mokaray-“crocodile”
  2. Proto-Dravidian · derived from*nek-V-ḷ-“crocodile”
  3. Sanskrit · derived fromमकर“sea monster”
  4. Urdu · borrowed fromمَگَر“crocodile, alligator”
  5. Hindi · borrowed fromमगर
  6. English todaymugger

Borrowed from Hindi मगर (magar) / Urdu مَگَر (magar, “crocodile, alligator”), from Sanskrit मकर (makara, “sea monster”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nek-V-ḷ- (“crocodile”) (DEDR 3732; reconstruction of Krishnamurti 2003) or Proto-Dravidian *mokaray- (“crocodile”), a verbal noun from *mok- / *moṅku- (“to eat greedily in large mouthfuls, devour, gobble”) (DEDR 5127 + 4897).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritमकर all →

makara

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