muka

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

muka (uncountable)

1. Prepared fibre of harakeke, used in traditional Maori weaving.

Anagrams

• Mauk, akum

Alternative forms

• muky f pl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuka]

Noun

muka n pl

1. (literary) agony, torment, ordeal

Further reading

• “muka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “muka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “muka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muka, probably equivalent to muu (“other, else”) +‎ -ka. Akin to Karelian muka, Livvi muga and Veps muga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmukɑ/, [ˈmukɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ukɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): mu‧ka

Adverb

muka (not comparable)

1. supposedly, allegedly, as if (used to express that what follows is doubtful or untrue)

   Synonyms: mukamas, (dialectal) mukamasten, mukamasti

   Miten voi kalliimpi olla aina muka jotenkin parempi?

   How can more expensive supposedly always be somehow better?

   Oletko sinä muka purjehtinut Atlantin yli?

   Do you claim you have sailed across the Atlantic?

2. (in compounds) pseudo-

Further reading

• “muka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kamu, maku

Etymology

From Malay muka, from Sanskrit मुख (mukha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuka/ [ˈmu.ka]

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• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: mu‧ka

Noun

muka (plural muka-muka)

1. face

   Synonym: wajah

   1. the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
   2. the public image; outward appearance.
   3. the frontal aspect of something.
2. act, façade, front, persona, show: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
3. person.
4. typeface.

   Synonym: pagina

5. previous event.

Further reading

• “muka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanization

muka

1. Romanization of ꦩꦸꦏ.

Noun

muka

1. egg
2. anything of oval or round shape

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka; cognate with Upper Sorbian muka, Polish mąka, Czech mouka, Russian мука́ (muká), Old Church Slavonic мѫка (mǫka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuka]

Noun

muka f (diminutive mucka)

1. flour (powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains)