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

Noun

मुक्का • (mukkā) m (Urdu spelling مکا‎)

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