𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔

Prakrit

Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-

Sanskrit मुच् (muc)

Sanskrit मोक्ष् (mokṣ)

Sanskrit -अ (-a)

Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀔 (mokha)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀔 (mokha), from Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa), from मोक्ष् (mokṣ) + -अ (-a).

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha) m (Devanagari मुक्ख)

1. liberation, freeing

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mŏkkha)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Awadhi: मोखू (mokhū)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Sinhalese: මොක් (mok)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੋਖ (mokh)

    Shahmukhi script: موکھ (mokh)

  • Saraiki: موکھ (mokh)
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: موکُ (mokhu), موکَ (mokha)

    Devanagari script: मोखु (mokhu), मोख (mokha)

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: મોખ (mokh)

Etymology 2

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Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha)

Inherited from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha).

Adjective

𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha) (Devanagari मुक्ख)

1. idiot, stupid

Etymology 3

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam

Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha)

Sanskrit मुख्य॑ (múkhya)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha)

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख्य॑ (múkhya), from मुख॑ (múkha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam.

Adjective

𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha) m (Devanagari मुक्ख)

1. chief, leader

Etymology 4

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Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha)

Inherited from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka).

Adjective

𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (mukkha) m or n (Devanagari मुक्ख)

1. scrotum, testicles