As a Hindi name
मूढ़ता · noun · feminine
मूर्खता । अज्ञता । वेवकूफी — Śabdasāgara
मूढ़ता · mūṛhtā · s.f.
[S. मूढता], = H موڙهتو मूढ़त्व mūṛhatva, s.m. [S. मूढत्वं], Stupidity, simplicity, folly, ignorance, infatuation, bewilderment, confusion — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1090
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
bewilderment, perplexity, confusion, simplicity, folly, ignorance
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "mūḍhatā" is derived from "mūḍha" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
mūḍha mfn. stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, uncertain or at a loss about (loc. or comp.), AV. &c. &c.
stupid, foolish, dull, silly, simple, Mn.; MBh. &c.
mūḍha—tā f. bewilderment, perplexity, confusion, simplicity, folly, ignorance, Kāv.; Pur.
the gathering or drawing (of a tumour), Suśr.
Dictionary citations
mūḍha—tā f. bewilderment, perplexity, confusion, simplicity, folly, ignorance, Kāv.; Pur.
the gathering or drawing (of a tumour), Suśr.
degeneracy, morbid condition (of the wind in the body), ib.
mūḍhatā -tvaṃ 1 Confusion, bewilderment. 2 Folly, stupidity.
mūḍhatā f. (-tā) Folly, silliness, ignorance. E. mūḍha, and tal aff.; also mūḍhatvaṃ.
mūḍha mfn. stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, uncertain or at a loss about (loc. or comp.), AV. &c. &c.
stupid, foolish, dull, silly, simple, Mn.; MBh. &c.
Alternative readings
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