murza

English

Alternative forms

morza

Etymology

Perhaps related to mirza.

Noun

murza (plural murzas)

1. (historical) One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, up to the 19th century, especially one of the second class.

References

• “murza”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Mazur, zurma

Hausa

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /mùɽ.záː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mʊ̀ɽ.záː]

Noun

mùrzā f (possessed form mùrzar̃)

1. massage

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /múɽ.zàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mʊ́ɽ.zàː]

Verb

murzā̀ (grade 1)

1. to roll strands of cotton between the palms to make thread
2. to rub with palms, to massage

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.ʐa/

Noun

murza m pers

1. (Kociewie) Synonym of mruk

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “murza”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 155