मुक्का

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*mukka), from Dravidian. Cognate with Punjabi ਮੁੱਕਾ (mukkā), Nepali मुक्का (mukkā), Gujarati મુક્કો (mukko), Tamil முட்டி (muṭṭi, “to hit”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊk.kɑː/, [mʊk̚.käː]

Noun

मुक्का • (mukkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا)

1. fist

   Synonyms: मुट्ठी (muṭṭhī), मुश्त (muśt), मुष्टि (muṣṭi), घूँसा (ghū̃sā)

2. punch, blow (with the fist)

   Synonym: घूँसा (ghū̃sā)

Declension

Declension of मुक्का (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुक्का mukkā	मुक्के mukke
oblique	मुक्के mukke	मुक्कों mukkõ
vocative	मुक्के mukke	मुक्को mukko

Derived terms

• मुक्का मारना (mukkā mārnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mukka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mukːaː]

Noun

मुक्का (mukkā)

1. woman

   Synonym: आली (ālī)

   Coordinate term: मेत (met)

2. wife

References

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “मुक्का”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta, page 125