muk

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Fula[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Fula-Serer *muk, whence also Serer muk (never).[1]

Adverb[edit]

muk

  1. (Pular, Pulaar) never

References[edit]

  1. ^ .Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 124

Jingpho[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Burmese မုန့် (mun.).

Noun[edit]

muk

  1. bread

References[edit]

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Norse myki, mykr, from Proto-Germanic *mukī, *mukaz. Alternatively, inherited from Old English *moc (in hlōsmoc (pigsty dung)); all from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewg-, *mewk- (slick, slippery).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

muk (uncountable)

  1. excrement (whether human or animal)
  2. filth, rubbish
  3. (figuratively) wordly concerns

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: muck
  • Scots: muck

References[edit]

Rohingya[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit.

Noun[edit]

muk (Hanifi spelling 𐴔𐴟𐴑)

  1. face

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьlkъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mȗk m (Cyrillic spelling му̑к)

  1. silence (after a conversation or a period of noise)

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • muk” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Waigali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuristani *mukkā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tkáH (clay, earth, soil), from *mŕ̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European *meld-. Cognate with Ashkun míč, Kamkata-viri muří, mřëí, Prasuni mire, English mold (ground, earth).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

muk

  1. clay