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मूढ

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘛 (mūḍha), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀠 (mūḍha), from Sanskrit मूढ (mūḍha).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muɖʱ/, [muːɖʱ]
  • Rhymes: -uɖʱ
  • Hyphenation: मूढ

Adjective

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मूढ • (mūḍh)

  1. stupid, dull
    Synonyms: मूर्ख (mūrkha), मठ्ठ (maṭhṭha), बुद्दु (buddu), मंद (manda)
  2. ignorant, unlearned
    Synonyms: अज्ञानी (adnyānī), अडाणी (aḍāṇī)
  3. rendered speechless

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मूढ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मूढ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मूढ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

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FWOTD – 1 April 2025

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *muẓḍʰás (cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (muḍḍha)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muždʰás, from the root *mawǰʰ- (“to err, to deviate”). The Sanskrit root is मुह् (muh).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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मूढ • (mūḍhá) stem

  1. stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, flummoxed, at a loss or uncertain about (with locative case)
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
    • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 6.106.11:
      न भीतो ऽस्मि न मूढो ऽस्मि नोपजप्तो ऽस्मि शत्रुभिः ।
      न प्रमत्तो न निःस्नेहो विस्मृता न च सत्क्रिया ॥
      na bhīto ʼsmi na mūḍho ʼsmi nopajapto ʼsmi śatrubhiḥ.
      na pramatto na niḥsneho vismṛtā na ca satkriyā.
      I am neither afraid, nor bewildered; nor have I been brought over by the enemies.
      I have not become inattentive and heedless, and I have not forgotten your good deeds.
  2. stupid, dull, foolish, silly, doltish
    • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 7.25.2:
      मूढो ऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको माम् अजम् अव्ययम्‌ ॥
      mūḍho ʼyaṃ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam‌.
      A fool does not recognize Me, the eternal and imperishable one.
  3. mistaken, deceived, deluded, erring, gone astray or adrift
    1. driven out of its course (as a ship)
      • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 6.50.1:
        अथोवाच महातेजा हरिराजो महाबलः ।
        किम् इयं व्यथिता सेना मूढवातेव नौर् जले ॥
        athovāca mahātejā harirājo mahābalaḥ.
        kim iyaṃ vyathitā senā mūḍhavāteva naur jale.
        Thus said the illustrious and mighty king of monkeys,
        ‘why is this army distressed, like a gone astray in the water?’
    2. abortive, outside of the right place (as the fetus in delivery)
  4. unclear, indistinct, unascertainable, perplexing, confounding, confusing, stupefying
    • Viṣṇu Purāṇa 1.2.45.1:
      न शान्ता नापि घोरास् ते न मूढाश् चाविशेषिणः ।
      na śāntā nāpi ghorās te na mūḍhāś cāviśeṣiṇaḥ.
      The Tanmātras do not have special qualities, and therefore they are neither soothing, nor terrifying, nor stupifying.

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of मूढ
singular dual plural
nominative मूढः (mūḍháḥ) मूढौ (mūḍhaú)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā́¹) 		मूढाः (mūḍhā́ḥ)
मूढासः¹ (mūḍhā́saḥ¹)
accusative मूढम् (mūḍhám) मूढौ (mūḍhaú)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā́¹) 		मूढान् (mūḍhā́n)
instrumental मूढेन (mūḍhéna) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhā́bhyām) मूढैः (mūḍhaíḥ)
मूढेभिः¹ (mūḍhébhiḥ¹)
dative मूढाय (mūḍhā́ya) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhā́bhyām) मूढेभ्यः (mūḍhébhyaḥ)
ablative मूढात् (mūḍhā́t) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhā́bhyām) मूढेभ्यः (mūḍhébhyaḥ)
genitive मूढस्य (mūḍhásya) मूढयोः (mūḍháyoḥ) मूढानाम् (mūḍhā́nām)
locative मूढे (mūḍhé) मूढयोः (mūḍháyoḥ) मूढेषु (mūḍhéṣu)
vocative मूढ (mū́ḍha) मूढौ (mū́ḍhau)
मूढा¹ (mū́ḍhā¹) 		मूढाः (mū́ḍhāḥ)
मूढासः¹ (mū́ḍhāsaḥ¹)
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Feminine ī-stem declension of मूढी
singular dual plural
nominative मूढी (mūḍhī́) मूढ्यौ (mūḍhyaù)
मूढी¹ (mūḍhī́¹) 		मूढ्यः (mūḍhyàḥ)
मूढीः¹ (mūḍhī́ḥ¹)
accusative मूढीम् (mūḍhī́m) मूढ्यौ (mūḍhyaù)
मूढी¹ (mūḍhī́¹) 		मूढीः (mūḍhī́ḥ)
instrumental मूढ्या (mūḍhyā́) मूढीभ्याम् (mūḍhī́bhyām) मूढीभिः (mūḍhī́bhiḥ)
dative मूढ्यै (mūḍhyaí) मूढीभ्याम् (mūḍhī́bhyām) मूढीभ्यः (mūḍhī́bhyaḥ)
ablative मूढ्याः (mūḍhyā́ḥ)
मूढ्यै² (mūḍhyaí²) 		मूढीभ्याम् (mūḍhī́bhyām) मूढीभ्यः (mūḍhī́bhyaḥ)
genitive मूढ्याः (mūḍhyā́ḥ)
मूढ्यै² (mūḍhyaí²) 		मूढ्योः (mūḍhyóḥ) मूढीनाम् (mūḍhī́nām)
locative मूढ्याम् (mūḍhyā́m) मूढ्योः (mūḍhyóḥ) मूढीषु (mūḍhī́ṣu)
vocative मूढि (mū́ḍhi) मूढ्यौ (mū́ḍhyau)
मूढी¹ (mū́ḍhī¹) 		मूढ्यः (mū́ḍhyaḥ)
मूढीः¹ (mū́ḍhīḥ¹)
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  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of मूढ
singular dual plural
nominative मूढम् (mūḍhám) मूढे (mūḍhé) मूढानि (mūḍhā́ni)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā́¹)
accusative मूढम् (mūḍhám) मूढे (mūḍhé) मूढानि (mūḍhā́ni)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā́¹)
instrumental मूढेन (mūḍhéna) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhā́bhyām) मूढैः (mūḍhaíḥ)
मूढेभिः¹ (mūḍhébhiḥ¹)
dative मूढाय (mūḍhā́ya) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhā́bhyām) मूढेभ्यः (mūḍhébhyaḥ)
ablative मूढात् (mūḍhā́t) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhā́bhyām) मूढेभ्यः (mūḍhébhyaḥ)
genitive मूढस्य (mūḍhásya) मूढयोः (mūḍháyoḥ) मूढानाम् (mūḍhā́nām)
locative मूढे (mūḍhé) मूढयोः (mūḍháyoḥ) मूढेषु (mūḍhéṣu)
vocative मूढ (mū́ḍha) मूढे (mū́ḍhe) मूढानि (mū́ḍhāni)
मूढा¹ (mū́ḍhā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

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मूढ • (mūḍha) stem, n

  1. confusion of mind

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of मूढ
singular dual plural
nominative मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) मूढौ (mūḍhau)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā¹) 		मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ)
मूढासः¹ (mūḍhāsaḥ¹)
accusative मूढम् (mūḍham) मूढौ (mūḍhau)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā¹) 		मूढान् (mūḍhān)
instrumental मूढेन (mūḍhena) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhābhyām) मूढैः (mūḍhaiḥ)
मूढेभिः¹ (mūḍhebhiḥ¹)
dative मूढाय (mūḍhāya) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhābhyām) मूढेभ्यः (mūḍhebhyaḥ)
ablative मूढात् (mūḍhāt) मूढाभ्याम् (mūḍhābhyām) मूढेभ्यः (mūḍhebhyaḥ)
genitive मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) मूढयोः (mūḍhayoḥ) मूढानाम् (mūḍhānām)
locative मूढे (mūḍhe) मूढयोः (mūḍhayoḥ) मूढेषु (mūḍheṣu)
vocative मूढ (mūḍha) मूढौ (mūḍhau)
मूढा¹ (mūḍhā¹) 		मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ)
मूढासः¹ (mūḍhāsaḥ¹)
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