As a Hindi name
मूक · adj
जिसके मुँह से अलग वर्ण न निकल सक्ते हों । गूँगा । अवाक् · दीन । विवश । लाचार — Śabdasāgara
मूक · noun · masculine
दैत्य । दानव · तक्षक के एक पुत्र का नाम · गूँगा व्यक्ति (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
मूक
mute, speechless
Platts (p. 1092) also records: (dialec.) prob. corr. of mukh, q.v. (cf. muk, and mūkā, 'opening,' &c.)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मूक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मूक (mūká).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mūka mf(ā)n. (ŚBr. mūka) ‘tied or bound’ (scil. tongue-tied), dumb, speechless, mute, silent, VS. &c. &c.
wretched, poor, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
( mūka) ‘tied or bound’ (scil. tongue-tied), dumb, speechless, mute, silent, &c. &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mūka" is the vocative of "mūkā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "mūka" is derived from "mū" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. mū (cf. √ mav and 1. mīv) cl. 1. Ā. mavate, to bind, tie, fix, Dhātup. xxii, 71 : Caus. aor. amīmavat, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 80, Sch.: Desid. of Caus. mimāvayiṣati, ib. : Intens. māmoti, māmavīti, Siddh. on Pāṇ. vi, 4, 20.
2. mū mfn. binding, tying, fixing, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 20, Sch.
mūka mf(ā)n. (ŚBr. mūka) ‘tied or bound’ (scil. tongue-tied), dumb, speechless, mute, silent, VS. &c. &c.
wretched, poor, L.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
mūka mf(ā)n. (ŚBr. mūka) ‘tied or bound’ (scil. tongue-tied), dumb, speechless, mute, silent, VS. &c. &c.
wretched, poor, L.
mūka m. a fish, L.
the offspring of a mule and mare, L.
N. of a Dānava, MBh.
mūkā (ā), f. a crucible, L. (= or w.r. for mūṣā).
1. mū (cf. √ mav and 1. mīv) cl. 1. Ā. mavate, to bind, tie, fix, Dhātup. xxii, 71 : Caus. aor. amīmavat, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 80, Sch.: Desid. of Caus. mimāvayiṣati, ib. : Intens. māmoti, māmavīti, Siddh. on Pāṇ. vi, 4, 20.
2. mū mfn. binding, tying, fixing, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 20, Sch.
Alternative readings
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