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maikas

maikas is the plural of maika.

Meaning of maika

Noun

maika (plural maikas)

  1. (India) A woman's maternal village: the place where she grew up, especially as contrasted with her new home after marriage.
    • A woman typically reports feeling much better after visiting her maika, and it is sometimes thought that the health of her children is improved by their visiting their mother's brother's house.1977, Kenneth David, editor, The New Wind: Changing Identities in South Asia, page 279

Questions about maikas

What is maikas the plural of?
Maikas is the plural of maika.

Words near maikas in the dictionary

  1. maiid
  2. maiids
  3. Maiji
  4. maika
  5. Maikam
  6. maikas
  7. maiko
  8. maikong
  9. maikongs
  10. maikos
  11. mail

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