मौक़ा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɔː.qɑː/, [mɔː.qäː], /mɔː.kɑː/, [mɔː.käː]

Noun

मौक़ा • (mauqā) m (Urdu spelling موقع)

1. chance, opportunity

Declension

Declension of मौक़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मौक़ा mauqā	मौक़े mauqe
oblique	मौक़े mauqe	मौक़ों mauqõ
vocative	मौक़े mauqe	मौक़ो mauqo

Synonyms

• अवसर (avsar)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मौका (मौक़ा)”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha