মওকা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موقع (mauqi', mauqa'), from Arabic مَوْقِع (mawqiʕ). Cognate with Hindi मौक़ा (mauqā), Ahirani मोक्या (mokyā), Marathi मोका (mokā), Gujarati મોકો (moko), Assamese মৌকা (mouka), Varhadi मोक्का (mokkā)

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔo̯ka/, [ˈmɔo̯kaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔo̯ka/, [ˈmɔo̯kaˑ]
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Noun

মওকা • (moōka)

  1. occasion; opportunity; contingency.
  • বেমওকা (bemōka)

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