मुके

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘎 (muka), 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘎 (muṃka), 𑘦𑘳𑘐 (muga), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 / मुक्क / ಮುಕ್ಕ (mukka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*mukka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) (compare Sanskrit मूक (mūka)). Cognate with Varhadi मुका (mukā), Ahirani मुगा (mugā), Assamese মুক (muk), Sinhalese මුක් (muk).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /mu.ke/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /mu.kə/
  • Hyphenation: मु‧के

Adjective

मुके • (muke)

  1. mute, speechless

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मुके”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 119.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 654
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मुका”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2492.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mūˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 590
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