मौक़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian موقع (mauqi', mauqa'), from Arabic مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ). Cognate with Bengali মওকা (mouka), Ahirani मोक्या (mokyā), Marathi मोका (mokā), Gujarati મોકો (moko), Assamese মৌকা (mouka), Varhadi मोक्का (mokkā)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɔː.qɑː/, [mɔː.qäː], /mɔː.kɑː/, [mɔː.käː]
Noun
मौक़ा • (mauqā) m (Urdu spelling موقع)
- chance, opportunity
- Synonym: अवसर (avsar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मौक़ा mauqā |
मौक़े mauqe |
| oblique | मौक़े mauqe |
मौक़ों mauqõ |
| vocative | मौक़े mauqe |
मौक़ो mauqo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मौका (मौक़ा)”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha