mucka

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See also: mućka

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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muka +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mucka f

  1. diminutive of muka

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Probably from Middle Low German mucken (to grouse, to grumble), of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

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mucka (present muckar, preterite muckade, supine muckat, imperative mucka)

  1. to object, to protest
  2. to provoke somebody into starting a fight
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Etymology 2

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From Tavringer Romani mucka (to release, be released), from Tavringer Romani muck (free), from Romani muk- (to let, to release, to leave). Related to Sanskrit मुञ्चति (muñcati, to release, to free, to let go).

Verb

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mucka (present muckar, preterite muckade, supine muckat, imperative mucka)

  1. (colloquial) to finish one’s time in military training; to be relieved from a time in conscription
  2. (colloquial) to be released from prison
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References

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  • mucka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • Gerd Carling (2005) “mucka”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 92