মওকা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mauqi', mauqa'), from Arabic مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ). Cognate with Hindi मौक़ा (mauqā), Ahirani मोक्या (mokyā), Marathi मोका (mokā), Gujarati મોકો (moko), Assamese মৌকা (mouka), Varhadi मोक्का (mokkā)

Pronounciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔo̯ka/, [ˈmɔo̯kaˑ], /mɔuka/, [ˈmɔukaˑ], /mɔo̯qa/, [ˈmɔo̯qaˑ], /mɔuqa/, [ˈmɔuqaˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔo̯ka/, [ˈmɔo̯kaˑ], /mɔuka/, [ˈmɔukaˑ], /mɔo̯qa/, [ˈmɔo̯qaˑ], /mɔuqa/, [ˈmɔuqaˑ]
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Noun

মওকা • (moōka)

occasion; opportunity; contingency.

Related terms

বেমওকা (bemōka)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “মওকা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “মওকা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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