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мука

/[mʊˈka] | [ˈmukə] | [mʊˈka]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    flour, fine meal
  2. 2.
    pain, anguish, torment, suffering, torture
  3. 3.
    ordeal
  4. 4.
    harassment

Synonyms & related words

Related words (6)
  • мукомо́л
  • мучни́стый
  • муче́ние
  • му́ченик
  • мучи́тель
  • му́чить

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǭka (“flour”). Akin to regional Serbo-Croatian мука/muka (“meal”), Slovene moka, Slovak múka. Non-Slavic cognates include Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), German and Old High German mengen (“to mix”).

Forms

  • мука́canonical • feminine • inanimate
  • mukáromanization
  • муки́genitive
  • мучно́йadjective • relational
  • му́каcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • múkaromanization
  • му́киgenitive
Nominative
Singular
мука́, му́ка
Plural
му́ки
Genitive
Singular
муки́, му́ки
Plural
му́къ (archaic), мук, му́к
Dative
Singular
муке́, мукѣ́, му́кѣ, му́ке
Plural
му́камъ (archaic), му́кам
Accusative
Singular
муку́, му́ку
Plural
му́ки
Instrumental
Singular
муко́й, муко́ю, му́кой, му́кою
Plural
му́ками
Prepositional
Singular
муке́, мукѣ́, му́кѣ, му́ке
Plural
му́ках, му́кахъ (archaic)

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