Shahmukhi : مکھانا
Meaning in English
a kind of sweet drop; a kind of water lily; Annesloea spinosa; a type of knot, also called ਮਖਾਣੇ ਗੰਢ
Source: Punjabi Dictionary
MAKHÁṈÁ
Meaning in English2
s. m, sweetmeat made with cardamom seed, larger than that called iláchí dáṉá; a plant (Euryale ferox, Nat. Ord. Nymphaeaceæ) the fixed seed of the water lily (Auneslea spinosá):—tál makháná, s. m. (Asteracantha longifolia, Nat. Ord. Acanthaceae) not uncommon in moist places in the eastern and central parts of the Panjab plains. The seeds are officinal, being given for gonorrhœa.
Source:THE PANJABI DICTIONARY-Bhai Maya Singh