मूर्ख

Hindi

Alternative forms

मूरख (mūrakh)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /muːɾkʰ/

Adjective

मूर्ख • (mūrkh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مورکھ)

stupid, dumb, foolish, idiotic
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मूर्ख

वह बहुत मूर्ख लगता है। ― vah bahut mūrkh lagtā hai. ― He looks very foolish.

Noun

मूर्ख • (mūrkh) m (Urdu spelling مورکھ)

fool, idiot, dimwit, moron, dunce, simpleton
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मूर्ख

वह मुझे हमेशा मूर्ख कहती है।
vah mujhe hameśā mūrkh kahtī hai.
She always calls me a fool.

Declension

Declension of *मूर्ख* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मूर्ख mūrkh	मूर्ख mūrkh
oblique	मूर्ख mūrkh	मूर्खों mūrkhõ
vocative	मूर्ख mūrkh	मूर्खो mūrkho

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मूर्ख”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muɾ.kʰə/

Adjective

मूर्ख • (mūrkha) (indeclinable)

Synonyms

मंद (manda)
मठ्ठ (maṭhṭha)
भोळा (bhoḷā)
नादान (nādān)

Noun

मूर्ख • (mūrkha) m

fool, idiot, moron, dimwit

Declension

Declension of मूर्ख (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	मूर्ख mūrkh
direct plural	मूर्ख mūrkh
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मूर्ख mūrkh	मूर्ख mūrkh
oblique सामान्यरूप	मूर्खा mūrkhā	मूर्खां- mūrkhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मूर्खाला mūrkhālā	मूर्खांना mūrkhānnā
ergative	मूर्खाने, मूर्खानं mūrkhāne, mūrkhāna	मूर्खांनी mūrkhānnī
instrumental	मूर्खाशी mūrkhāśī	मूर्खांशी mūrkhānśī
locative सप्तमी	मूर्खात mūrkhāt	मूर्खांत mūrkhāt
vocative संबोधन	मूर्खा mūrkhā	मूर्खांनो mūrkhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मूर्ख (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मूर्खाचा mūrkhāċā	मूर्खाचे mūrkhāċe	मूर्खाची mūrkhācī	मूर्खाच्या mūrkhācā	मूर्खाचे, मूर्खाचं mūrkhāċe, mūrkhāċa	मूर्खाची mūrkhācī	मूर्खाच्या mūrkhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मूर्खांचा mūrkhānċā	मूर्खांचे mūrkhānċe	मूर्खांची mūrkhāñcī	मूर्खांच्या mūrkhāncā	मूर्खांचे, मूर्खांचं mūrkhānċe, mūrkhānċa	मूर्खांची mūrkhāñcī	मूर्खांच्या mūrkhāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Synonyms

अर्धवट (ardhavaṭ)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मूर्ख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मूर्ख”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মূৰ্খ (Assamese script)
ᬫᬹᬃᬔ (Balinese script)
মূর্খ (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
မူရ်္ခ (Burmese script)
મૂર્ખ (Gujarati script)
ਮੂਰ੍ਖ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌖 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦹꦂꦑ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂎 (Kaithi script)
ಮೂರ್ಖ (Kannada script)
មូខ៌ (Khmer script)
ມູຣ຺ຂ (Lao script)
മൂര്ഖ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᡠᡠᡵᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘏 (Modi script)
ᠮᠤᠤᠷᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐏 (Newa script)
ମୂର୍ଖ (Odia script)
ꢪꢹꢬ꣄ꢓ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆒 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖏 (Siddham script)
මූර්‍ඛ (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩝 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚋 (Takri script)
மூர்க² (Tamil script)
మూర్ఖ (Telugu script)
มูรฺข (Thai script)
མཱུ་རྑ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨌 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably a formation from मूर्छ् (mūrch, “to congeal; to grow stiff and senseless”), by analogy with formations like शोक (śoka, “flame, sorrow”) from शुच् (śuc, “to shine, glow”), with semantic influence from मूर (mūra, “foolish, stupid”). Alternative derivations from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-k- (“to grind, crush”), whence Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft, weak”), Old Irish malcad (“rottenness”), Lithuanian mùlkis (“fool, dummy”)) are doubtful.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.kʰɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /muːɾ.kʰɐ/

Adjective

मूर्ख • (mūrkhá) stem

foolish, silly, stupid, idiotic
inexperienced, dull

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मूर्ख
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ)	मूर्खौ (mūrkhau) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ) मूर्खासः¹ (mūrkhāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मूर्खम् (mūrkham)	मूर्खौ (mūrkhau) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)	मूर्खान् (mūrkhān)
instrumental	मूर्खेण (mūrkheṇa)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खैः (mūrkhaiḥ) मूर्खेभिः¹ (mūrkhebhiḥ¹)
dative	मूर्खाय (mūrkhāya)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खेभ्यः (mūrkhebhyaḥ)
ablative	मूर्खात् (mūrkhāt)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खेभ्यः (mūrkhebhyaḥ)
genitive	मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām)
locative	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खेषु (mūrkheṣu)
vocative	मूर्ख (mūrkha)	मूर्खौ (mūrkhau) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ) मूर्खासः¹ (mūrkhāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मूर्खा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मूर्खा (mūrkhā)	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ)
accusative	मूर्खाम् (mūrkhām)	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ)
instrumental	मूर्खया (mūrkhayā) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खाभिः (mūrkhābhiḥ)
dative	मूर्खायै (mūrkhāyai)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खाभ्यः (mūrkhābhyaḥ)
ablative	मूर्खायाः (mūrkhāyāḥ) मूर्खायै² (mūrkhāyai²)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खाभ्यः (mūrkhābhyaḥ)
genitive	मूर्खायाः (mūrkhāyāḥ) मूर्खायै² (mūrkhāyai²)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām)
locative	मूर्खायाम् (mūrkhāyām)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खासु (mūrkhāsu)
vocative	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मूर्ख
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मूर्खम् (mūrkham)	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खाणि (mūrkhāṇi) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)
accusative	मूर्खम् (mūrkham)	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खाणि (mūrkhāṇi) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)
instrumental	मूर्खेण (mūrkheṇa)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खैः (mūrkhaiḥ) मूर्खेभिः¹ (mūrkhebhiḥ¹)
dative	मूर्खाय (mūrkhāya)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खेभ्यः (mūrkhebhyaḥ)
ablative	मूर्खात् (mūrkhāt)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खेभ्यः (mūrkhebhyaḥ)
genitive	मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खाणाम् (mūrkhāṇām)
locative	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खेषु (mūrkheṣu)
vocative	मूर्ख (mūrkha)	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खाणि (mūrkhāṇi) मूर्खा¹ (mūrkhā¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

मूर्ख • (mūrkhá) stem, m

fool, idiot, blockhead
a species of mung bean native to the Indian Subcontinent, Vigna radiata, green gram

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मूर्ख
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ)	मूर्खौ (mūrkhau)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ)
accusative	मूर्खम् (mūrkham)	मूर्खौ (mūrkhau)	मूर्खान् (mūrkhān)
instrumental	मूर्खेन (mūrkhena)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खैः (mūrkhaiḥ)
dative	मूर्खाय (mūrkhāya)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खेभ्यः (mūrkhebhyaḥ)
ablative	मूर्खात् (mūrkhāt)	मूर्खाभ्याम् (mūrkhābhyām)	मूर्खेभ्यः (mūrkhebhyaḥ)
genitive	मूर्खस्य (mūrkhasya)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खानाम् (mūrkhānām)
locative	मूर्खे (mūrkhe)	मूर्खयोः (mūrkhayoḥ)	मूर्खेषु (mūrkheṣu)
vocative	मूर्ख (mūrkha)	मूर्खौ (mūrkhau)	मूर्खाः (mūrkhāḥ)

Descendants

Bengali: মূর্খ (murkho)
Hindi: मूर्ख (mūrkh)
Marathi: मूर्ख (mūrkha)
Nepali: मूर्ख (mūrkha)
Old Javanese: mūrkha
- Javanese: ꦩꦸꦂꦏ (murka)
- → Balinese: ᬫᬹᬃᬔ (murka), ᬫᬹᬃᬓ᭄ᬓ (murka), ᬫᬹᬃᬓ (murka)
- → Malay: murka
  - Indonesian: murka
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)

Shahmukhi script: مورکھ (mūrakh)
→ Tamil: மூர்க்கம் (mūrkkam), மூர்க்கன் (mūrkkaṉ)
→ Telugu: మూర్ఖుడు (mūrkhuḍu)
→ Malayalam: മൂർഖൻ (mūṟkhaṉ)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्ख”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 823/3.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “mūrkha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 367