English

Noun

muka ‎(uncountable)

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

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka.

Noun

muka n pl

1. (literary) Agony, torment, ordeal.

Related terms

• mučit

Usage notes

• Also used in feminine plural form muky.

Finnish

(index mu)

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

muka

1. Used to express that what follows is doubtful or untrue; supposedly, allegedly.

   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 partitive (mukaa) used in some expressions to indicate simultaneity, togetherness or causality; along, along with, together, simultaneously, in proportion, in pace with.

   Harjoituksia kovennettiin sitä mukaa kuin Harrin kunto parani.

   The exercise was made harder in pace with the improvement of Harri's condition.

Inflection

Synonyms

• mukamas

Derived terms

• adjectives: mukainen, mukava
• verbs: mukailla, mukauttaa, mukautua
• adverbs: muassa, mukaan, mukana, muun muassa

Anagrams

• kamu, maku

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुख ‎(mukha).

Noun

muka

1. face

Lower Sorbian

muka

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)

Declension

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुख ‎(mukha).

Noun

muka

1. face

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka ‎(“torture, torment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mûka/
• Hyphenation: mu‧ka

Noun

mȕka f ‎(Cyrillic spelling му̏ка)

1. pain
2. torment
3. nausea
4. trouble

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka ‎(“flour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǔːka/
• Hyphenation: mu‧ka

Noun

múka f ‎(Cyrillic spelling му́ка)

1. (regional) flour

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫka.

Noun

muka f ‎(genitive plural múk, nominative plural muky, declension pattern of žena)

1. torture
2. excruciating pain

Usage notes

• This word is used almost exclusively in the plural. The singular form is used mostly in poetry.

Derived terms

• mučiť