मूक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूक (mūká).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /muːk/

Adjective

मूक • (mūk) (indeclinable)

1. mute, speechless

   Synonym: गूंगा (gūṅgā)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूक (mūká).

Adjective

मूक • (mūk)

1. silent, dumb, speechless

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মূক (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬹᬓ (Balinese script)
• মূক (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰳𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀽𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• မူက (Burmese script)
• મૂક (Gujarati script)
• ਮੂਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍂𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦹꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂴𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೂಕ (Kannada script)
• មូក (Khmer script)
• ມູກ (Lao script)
• മൂക (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᡠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘴𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠤᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧕𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐹𑐎 (Newa script)
• ମୂକ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢹꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆷𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖳𑖎 (Siddham script)
• මූක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚱𑚊 (Takri script)
• மூக (Tamil script)
• మూక (Telugu script)
• มูก (Thai script)
• མཱུ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒴𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *muHkós (“dumb, mute”), from the root *mewH-. Cognate with Ancient Greek μυκός (mukós, “dumb”), Latin mūtus (“dumb, mute”), Old Armenian մունջ (munǰ, “dumb, silent, speechless”). Compare also Finnish mykkä (“mute”), an Indo-European borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /múː.kɐ/, /muː.kɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.kɐ/

Adjective

मूक • (mūká or mū́ka) stem

1. dumb, mute
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Śukla-Yajurveda (Vājasenayi Saṃhitā)
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 1.4.3.15:

     यदि पञ्चम्यामनुव्याहरेत् । तं प्रति ब्रूयाद्वाचं वा एतदात्मनोऽग्नावाधा वाचात्मन आर्त्तिमारिष्यसि मूको भविष्यसीति तथा हैवस्यात्

     yadi pañcamyāmanuvyāharet . taṃ prati brūyādvācaṃ vā etadātmanoʼgnāvādhā vācātmana ārttimāriṣyasi mūko bhaviṣyasīti tathā haivasyāt

     If any one were to curse him at the fifth verse, he should say to him, "Thereby thou hast put thine own voice into the fire: by that voice of thine shalt thou undergo suffering, thou shalt become dumb!", for this is what would take place.

2. silent, speechless

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मूक (mūká)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूकः mūkáḥ	मूकौ / मूका¹ mūkaú / mūkā́¹	मूकाः / मूकासः¹ mūkā́ḥ / mūkā́saḥ¹
Vocative	मूक mū́ka	मूकौ / मूका¹ mū́kau / mū́kā¹	मूकाः / मूकासः¹ mū́kāḥ / mū́kāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मूकम् mūkám	मूकौ / मूका¹ mūkaú / mūkā́¹	मूकान् mūkā́n
Instrumental	मूकेन mūkéna	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकैः / मूकेभिः¹ mūkaíḥ / mūkébhiḥ¹
Dative	मूकाय mūkā́ya	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकेभ्यः mūkébhyaḥ
Ablative	मूकात् mūkā́t	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकेभ्यः mūkébhyaḥ
Genitive	मूकस्य mūkásya	मूकयोः mūkáyoḥ	मूकानाम् mūkā́nām
Locative	मूके mūké	मूकयोः mūkáyoḥ	मूकेषु mūkéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मूका (mūkā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूका mūkā́	मूके mūké	मूकाः mūkā́ḥ
Vocative	मूके mū́ke	मूके mū́ke	मूकाः mū́kāḥ
Accusative	मूकाम् mūkā́m	मूके mūké	मूकाः mūkā́ḥ
Instrumental	मूकया / मूका¹ mūkáyā / mūkā́¹	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकाभिः mūkā́bhiḥ
Dative	मूकायै mūkā́yai	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकाभ्यः mūkā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	मूकायाः / मूकायै² mūkā́yāḥ / mūkā́yai²	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकाभ्यः mūkā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	मूकायाः / मूकायै² mūkā́yāḥ / mūkā́yai²	मूकयोः mūkáyoḥ	मूकानाम् mūkā́nām
Locative	मूकायाम् mūkā́yām	मूकयोः mūkáyoḥ	मूकासु mūkā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मूक (mūká)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूकम् mūkám	मूके mūké	मूकानि / मूका¹ mūkā́ni / mūkā́¹
Vocative	मूक mū́ka	मूके mū́ke	मूकानि / मूका¹ mū́kāni / mū́kā¹
Accusative	मूकम् mūkám	मूके mūké	मूकानि / मूका¹ mūkā́ni / mūkā́¹
Instrumental	मूकेन mūkéna	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकैः / मूकेभिः¹ mūkaíḥ / mūkébhiḥ¹
Dative	मूकाय mūkā́ya	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकेभ्यः mūkébhyaḥ
Ablative	मूकात् mūkā́t	मूकाभ्याम् mūkā́bhyām	मूकेभ्यः mūkébhyaḥ
Genitive	मूकस्य mūkásya	मूकयोः mūkáyoḥ	मूकानाम् mūkā́nām
Locative	मूके mūké	मूकयोः mūkáyoḥ	मूकेषु mūkéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of मूक (mū́ka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूकः mū́kaḥ	मूकौ / मूका¹ mū́kau / mū́kā¹	मूकाः / मूकासः¹ mū́kāḥ / mū́kāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मूक mū́ka	मूकौ / मूका¹ mū́kau / mū́kā¹	मूकाः / मूकासः¹ mū́kāḥ / mū́kāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मूकम् mū́kam	मूकौ / मूका¹ mū́kau / mū́kā¹	मूकान् mū́kān
Instrumental	मूकेन mū́kena	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकैः / मूकेभिः¹ mū́kaiḥ / mū́kebhiḥ¹
Dative	मूकाय mū́kāya	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकेभ्यः mū́kebhyaḥ
Ablative	मूकात् mū́kāt	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकेभ्यः mū́kebhyaḥ
Genitive	मूकस्य mū́kasya	मूकयोः mū́kayoḥ	मूकानाम् mū́kānām
Locative	मूके mū́ke	मूकयोः mū́kayoḥ	मूकेषु mū́keṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मूका (mū́kā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूका mū́kā	मूके mū́ke	मूकाः mū́kāḥ
Vocative	मूके mū́ke	मूके mū́ke	मूकाः mū́kāḥ
Accusative	मूकाम् mū́kām	मूके mū́ke	मूकाः mū́kāḥ
Instrumental	मूकया / मूका¹ mū́kayā / mū́kā¹	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकाभिः mū́kābhiḥ
Dative	मूकायै mū́kāyai	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकाभ्यः mū́kābhyaḥ
Ablative	मूकायाः / मूकायै² mū́kāyāḥ / mū́kāyai²	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकाभ्यः mū́kābhyaḥ
Genitive	मूकायाः / मूकायै² mū́kāyāḥ / mū́kāyai²	मूकयोः mū́kayoḥ	मूकानाम् mū́kānām
Locative	मूकायाम् mū́kāyām	मूकयोः mū́kayoḥ	मूकासु mū́kāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मूक (mū́ka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मूकम् mū́kam	मूके mū́ke	मूकानि / मूका¹ mū́kāni / mū́kā¹
Vocative	मूक mū́ka	मूके mū́ke	मूकानि / मूका¹ mū́kāni / mū́kā¹
Accusative	मूकम् mū́kam	मूके mū́ke	मूकानि / मूका¹ mū́kāni / mū́kā¹
Instrumental	मूकेन mū́kena	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकैः / मूकेभिः¹ mū́kaiḥ / mū́kebhiḥ¹
Dative	मूकाय mū́kāya	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकेभ्यः mū́kebhyaḥ
Ablative	मूकात् mū́kāt	मूकाभ्याम् mū́kābhyām	मूकेभ्यः mū́kebhyaḥ
Genitive	मूकस्य mū́kasya	मूकयोः mū́kayoḥ	मूकानाम् mū́kānām
Locative	मूके mū́ke	मूकयोः mū́kayoḥ	मूकेषु mū́keṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: mūga
• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀽𑀅 (mūa), 𑀫𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (mukka)
• → Hindi: मूक (mūk)
• → Kannada: ಮೂಕ (mūka, “dumb, mute”)
• → Marathi: मूक (mūk)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मूक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 825/2.