makar

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But I'm no a makar (poet), an 'maun content mysel' wi 'duin' my wark. "

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  • BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad refused to be drawn into a comment at a "makar sankranti" lunch organised by the party's youth wing on Wednesday. —  The Times of India
  • Poetry News: STIRLING Council has appointed writer, poet and performer Magi Gibson as the city's makar, who will promote poetry throughout the area for the next three years. —  GotPoetry.com News
  • Maeve's father William, meanwhile, is Professor of Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University; her mother, Valerie, has recently retired as the city's makar, or poet laureate.
  • Today Moon is in makar rashi with Jupiter and Rahu While Mars is with ketu in karak rashi, Saturn and Venus are in Kanya rashi. —  Moneycontrol Top Headlines
  • 'We believe that he was involved in a number of rebellious (makar) and terror incidents since before and after the elections held earlier this year.' —  ScreenTalk
 

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  1. Middle English, variant of maker, maker, poet.
 

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