ਮੂਰਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːɾ.(ə)kʰə̆/

Noun

ਮੂਰਖ • (mūrakhă) m (female equivalent ਮੂਰਖੀ, Shahmukhi spelling مورکھ)

1. fool, idiot

   Synonym: ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼ (bevkūf)

   ਓਏ ਮੂਰਖੋ!

   oē mūrkho!

   Hey idiots!

Declension

Declension of ਮੂਰਖ

	singular	plural
direct	ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)	ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)
oblique	ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)	ਮੂਰਖਾਂ (mūrkhā̃)
vocative	ਮੂਰਖਾ (mūrkhā)	ਮੂਰਖੋ (mūrkho)
ablative	ਮੂਰਖੋਂ (mūrkhõ)	—
locative	ਮੂਰਖੇ (mūrkhe)	ਮੂਰਖੀਂ (mūrkhī̃)
instrumental	ਮੂਰਖੇ (mūrkhe)	ਮੂਰਖੀਂ (mūrkhī̃)

Adjective

ਮੂਰਖ • (mūrakha) (Shahmukhi spelling مورکھ)

1. foolish, stupid

Derived terms

• ਮੂਰਖਤਾ f (mūrkhatā, “foolishness”)
• ਮੂਰਖਪੁਣਾ m (mūrkhapuṇā, “foolishness”)

Further reading

• “ਮੂਰਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025