मौज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mawj), from Arabic مَوْج (mawj).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɔːd͡ʒ/

Noun

मौज • (mauj) f (Urdu spelling موج)

(literally) wave, surge
surge (of emotion)
ecstasy, delight
whim, caprice
(figuratively) abundance, bounty
हमारे यहाँ गेहूँ की मौज है ― hamāre yahā̃ gehū̃ kī mauj hai ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

मौज आना (mauj ānā)
मौज उठना (mauj uṭhnā)
मौज उड़ाना (mauj uṛānā)
मौज करना (mauj karnā)
मौज खाना (mauj khānā)
मौज मारना (mauj mārnā)
मौज-दर-मौज (mauj-dar-mauj)

Related terms

मौज-मौज (mauj-mauj)
मौजख़ेज़ (maujxez)
मौजी (maujī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मौज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मौज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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