Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /muːɾ.(ə)kʰə̆/

Noun edit

ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakhăm (feminine ਮੂਰਖੀ, Shahmukhi spelling مورکھ)

  1. fool, idiot
    Synonym: ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼ (bevkūf)
    ਓਏ ਮੂਰਖੋ!
    mūrkho!
    Hey idiots!

Declension edit

Declension of ਮੂਰਖ
dir. sg. ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)
dir. pl. ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)
singular plural
direct ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh) ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)
oblique ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh) ਮੂਰਖਾਂ (mūrkhā̃)
vocative ਮੂਰਖਾ (mūrkhā) ਮੂਰਖੋ (mūrkho)
ablative ਮੂਰਖੋਂ (mūrkhõ)
locative ਮੂਰਖੇ (mūrkhe) ਮੂਰਖੀਂ (mūrkhī̃)
instrumental ਮੂਰਖੇ (mūrkhe) ਮੂਰਖੀਂ (mūrkhī̃)

Adjective edit

ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakha) (Shahmukhi spelling مورکھ)

  1. foolish, stupid

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ਮੂਰਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024