Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
mur-ga
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

name

A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

From Hindi मुर्ग़ा (murġā, “rooster”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मुर्ग़ा

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

murgha (alternative) Murgas (plural)

Questions

What does murga mean?
A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears.
Where does murga come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce murga

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