মওকা

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian موقع (mauqi', mauqa'), from Arabic مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ). Cognate with Hindi मौक़ा (mauqā), Ahirani मोक्या (mokyā), Marathi मोका (mokā), Gujarati મોકો (moko), Assamese মৌকা (mouka), Varhadi मोक्का (mokkā)

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔo̯ka/, [ˈmɔo̯kaˑ], /mɔuka/, [ˈmɔukaˑ], /mɔo̯qa/, [ˈmɔo̯qaˑ], /mɔuqa/, [ˈmɔuqaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔo̯ka/, [ˈmɔo̯kaˑ], /mɔuka/, [ˈmɔukaˑ], /mɔo̯qa/, [ˈmɔo̯qaˑ], /mɔuqa/, [ˈmɔuqaˑ]
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Noun

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মওকা (moōka)

  1. occasion; opportunity; contingency.
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References

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