मुके

See also: मकै, मका, मूक, मोका, and मौक़ा

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 (1982–1983) “मुके”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 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