muka

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka.

Noun

muka

1. (literary) Agony, torment, ordeal.

Related terms

• mučit

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Finnish

(index mu)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mu‧ka
• IPA: [ˈmukɑ]
• Rhymes: -ukɑ

Adverb

muka

1. Used to express that what follows is doubtful or untrue; supposedly, allegedly.

   Miten voi kalliimpi olla aina muka jotenkin parempi?

   How can more expensive supposedly always be somehow better?

   Oletko sinä muka purjehtinut Atlantin yli?

   Do you claim you have sailed across the Atlantic?

2. In partitive (mukaa) used in some expressions to indicate simultaneity, togetherness or causality; along, along with, together, simultaneously, in proportion, in pace with.

   Harjoituksia kovennettiin sitä mukaa kuin Harrin kunto parani.

   The exercise was made harder in pace with the improvement of Harri's condition.

Inflection

Declension of muka noun case singular plural nominative muka – genitive – – partitive mukaa – accusative – – inessive muassa – elative – – illative mukaan – adessive – – ablative – – allative – – essive mukana – translative – – instructive – – abessive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• mukamas

Derived terms

• adjectives: mukainen, mukava
• verbs: mukailla, mukauttaa, mukautua
• adverbs: muassa, mukaan, mukana, muun muassa

Anagrams

• kamu, maku

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit

Noun

muka

1. face

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Malay

Noun

muka

1. face

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka (“torture, torment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mûka/
• Hyphenation: mu‧ka

Noun

mȕka f (Cyrillic spelling му̏ка)

1. pain
2. torment
3. nausea
4. trouble

Declension

    declension of muka

	singular	plural
nominative	mȕka	muke
genitive	muke	mȗkā
dative	mȕci	mukama
accusative	muku	muke
vocative	muko	muke
locative	mȕci	mukama
instrumental	mukom	mukama

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka (“flour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mǔːka/
• Hyphenation: mu‧ka

Noun

múka f (Cyrillic spelling му́ка)

1. flour

Declension

    declension of muka

	singular
nominative	múka
genitive	muke
dative	múci
accusative	muku
vocative	muko
locative	múci
instrumental	mukom

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka.

Noun

muka f, muky pl

muk stem

múk gen pl

declension pattern žena

This word is used almost exclusively in the plural. The singular form is used mostly in poetry.

1. torture
2. excruciating pain

Derived terms

• mučiť