मौज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موج (mawj), from Arabic مَوْج (mawj).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɔːd͡ʒ/

Noun

मौज • (mauj) f (Urdu spelling موج)

1. (literally) wave, surge
2. surge (of emotion)
3. ecstasy, delight
4. whim, caprice
5. (figuratively) abundance, bounty

   हमारे यहाँ गेहूँ की मौज है ― hamāre yahā̃ gehū̃ kī mauj hai ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• मौज आना (mauj ānā)
• मौज उठना (mauj uṭhnā)
• मौज उड़ाना (mauj uṛānā)
• मौज करना (mauj karnā)
• मौज खाना (mauj khānā)
• मौज मारना (mauj mārnā)
• मौज-दर-मौज (mauj-dar-mauj)

 

Related terms

• मौज-मौज (mauj-mauj)
• मौजख़ेज़ (maujxez)
• मौजी (maujī)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मौज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मौज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha