मैदा (maidaa)
noun
A single, concrete sense: refined white wheat flour, the base of Indian breads like naan and pastries like samosas.
Sense
1
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refined wheat flour (all-purpose flour)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Every North Indian kitchen keeps both आटा (aataa) and मैदा (maidaa) on hand but treats them very differently: आटा (aataa) is the everyday, wholesome flour for home-cooked रोटी (rotii), while मैदा (maidaa) carries a slight 'unhealthy indulgence' connotation, since it shows up in fried and bakery items like कचौरी (kachaurii) and पेस्ट्री (pestrii). You will often hear a mother or dietician warn मैदा मत खाओ (maidaa mat khaao, 'don't eat maida') the way one might warn against too much refined sugar in English.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often conflate मैदा (maidaa) with आटा (aataa); they are not interchangeable -- आटा (aataa) is the whole-wheat flour used daily for रोटी (rotii), while मैदा (maidaa) is the finely milled, bran-removed flour reserved for breads like नान (naan) and भटूरा (bhatooraa), and for pastries and fried snacks like समोसा (samosaa).
Sample Sentences:
मैदा गेहूं से ही बनता है, लेकिन उसमें फाइबर नहीं होता।
Maida is made from wheat too, but it doesn't have fiber.
(maidaa gehoon se hii bantaa hai, lekin usmen phaaibar nahiin hotaa।)
बाजार से एक किलो मैदा ले आओ, कचौरी बनानी है।
Bring a kilo of maida from the market, I need to make kachori.
(baajaar se ek kilo maidaa le aao, kachaurii banaanii hai।)
मैदा मत खाओ, इससे पेट में दिक्कत होती है।
Don't eat maida, it causes stomach trouble.
(maidaa mat khaao, isse pet men dikkat hotii hai।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा है कि मैदा बिल्कुल बंद कर दो।
The doctor has said to stop maida completely.
(doktar ne kahaa hai ki maidaa bilkul band kar do।)
यह पेस्ट्री मैदे से बनी है, इसलिए बहुत सॉफ्ट है।
This pastry is made from maida, that's why it's so soft.
(yah pestrii maide se banii hai, islie bahut sopht hai।)
अगर मैदा न मिले तो आटे से भी काम चल जाएगा।
If maida isn't available, regular flour will also work.
(agar maidaa n mile to aate se bhii kaam chal jaaegaa।)
बचपन में हम मैदे की गोलगप्पे वाली पूरियाँ बड़े चाव से खाते थे।
As kids we used to eat maida golgappa puris with great relish.
(bachpan men ham maide kii golgappe vaalii pooriyaan bade chaav se khaate the।)
काश मैदा भी उतना ही पौष्टिक होता जितना आटा है।
If only maida were as nutritious as regular flour.
(kaash maidaa bhii utnaa hii paushtik hotaa jitnaa aataa hai।)
अगर तुमने रोज़ मैदा खाया होता तो अब तक वज़न बढ़ चुका होता।
If you had eaten maida every day, your weight would have gone up by now.
(agar tumne roz maidaa khaayaa hotaa to ab tak vazan badh chukaa hotaa।)
बेकरी वाले ज़्यादातर मैदा ही इस्तेमाल करते हैं, आटा शायद ही कभी।
Bakeries mostly use maida, rarely wheat flour.
(bekrii vaale zyaadaatar maidaa hii istemaal karte hain, aataa shaayad hii kabhii।)
मैदे को छानकर ही इस्तेमाल करना चाहिए ताकि लोई अच्छी बने।
You should sieve the maida before using it so that the dough ball turns out well.
(maide ko chhaankar hii istemaal karnaa chaahie taaki loii achchhii bane।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
मैदा
(maidaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
मैदे
(maide)
(pl.m.direct):
मैदे
(maide)
(pl.m.oblique):
मैदों
(maidon)