ਮੂਰਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːɾ.(ə)kʰə̆/

Noun

ਮੂਰਖ • (mūrakhăm (feminine ਮੂਰਖੀ, Shahmukhi spelling مورکھ)

  1. fool, idiot
    Synonym: ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼ (bevkūf)
    ਓਏ ਮੂਰਖੋ!
    mūrkho!
    Hey idiots!

Declension

Declension of ਮੂਰਖ
singular plural
direct ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh) ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)
oblique ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh) ਮੂਰਖਾਂ (mūrkhā̃)
vocative ਮੂਰਖਾ (mūrkhā) ਮੂਰਖੋ (mūrkho)
ablative ਮੂਰਖੋਂ (mūrkhõ)
locative ਮੂਰਖੇ (mūrkhe) ਮੂਰਖੀਂ (mūrkhī̃)
instrumental ਮੂਰਖੇ (mūrkhe) ਮੂਰਖੀਂ (mūrkhī̃)

Adjective

ਮੂਰਖ • (mūrakha) (Shahmukhi spelling مورکھ)

  1. foolish, stupid

Derived terms

  • ਮੂਰਖਤਾ f (mūrkhatā, foolishness)
  • ਮੂਰਖਪੁਣਾ m (mūrkhapuṇā, foolishness)

Further reading

  • ਮੂਰਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025