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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesमज़ाक उड़ाना
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mazāk uṛānā
"दूसरों का मज़ाक उड़ाना बुरी बात है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To tease or laugh at someone or something in a scornful or contemptuous manner.
"It is unkind to mock people for their accents."
- 1
Not authentic or real; made to look like something else as an imitation.
"The restaurant is famous for its delicious mock turtle soup."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word 'moquer' (to mock, deride), which likely traces back to Middle Dutch 'mocken' or Vulgar Latin origins. Over time, the meaning evolved from mimicry and imitation to explicit ridicule and derision.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mock" is said worldwide
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moquer
Transliteration: mo-ke
"Il ne faut pas se moquer des autres."
verspotten
Transliteration: fer-ʃpɔtən
"Man sollte niemanden verspotten."
prendere in giro
Transliteration: prendere in dʒiro
"Non è bello prendere in giro i compagni."
burlar
Transliteration: buɾlaɾ
"No debes burlarte de tus amigos."
zombar
Transliteration: zõbaɾ
"Não se deve zombar dos outros."
मज़ाक उड़ाना
Transliteration: mazāk uṛānā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"दूसरों का मज़ाक उड़ाना बुरी बात है।"
嘲笑
Transliteration: cháoxiào
Script: 中文汉字
"我们不应该嘲笑别人的错误。"
놀리다
Transliteration: nollida
Script: 한국어 한글
"친구를 놀리는 것은 나쁘다."
嘲笑する
Transliteration: chōshō suru
Script: 日本語
"人を嘲笑してはいけない。"
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