Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá). Doublet of मूँग (mūṅg).
मुद्ग • (mudga) m
Petersson claims derivation from Proto-Indo-European via *muzgá, connecting this term and Sanskrit मुद्गर (mudgara, “hammer”) to Slavic, whence Old Czech možditi (“to smash”), Czech hmožditi, Russian можжи́ть (možžítʹ), мозжи́ть (mozžítʹ, “to beat, pound”), etc. ultimately a verbal derivation from Proto-Slavic *mozgь.
Burrow[3] agrees that *muzgá is the original form, but relates the term to Sanskrit मसूर (masūra, “lentil”) and derived both from Dravidian; cf. Tamil முதிரை (mutirai, “pulse”).
The Uṇādisūtras (1.127) claim derivation from the root मुद् (mud, “rejoice, be happy”), but this is etymologically unjustified.
Also see मुद्गष्ठ (mudgaṣṭha, “kind of bean”), मुकुष्ठ (mukuṣṭha, “Vigna aconitifolia”), Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara, “Pisum sativum”).[4]
मु॒द्ग • (mudgá) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of मुद्ग (mudgá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मुद्गः mudgáḥ |
मुद्गौ / मुद्गा¹ mudgaú / mudgā́¹ |
मुद्गाः / मुद्गासः¹ mudgā́ḥ / mudgā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मुद्ग múdga |
मुद्गौ / मुद्गा¹ múdgau / múdgā¹ |
मुद्गाः / मुद्गासः¹ múdgāḥ / múdgāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मुद्गम् mudgám |
मुद्गौ / मुद्गा¹ mudgaú / mudgā́¹ |
मुद्गान् mudgā́n |
| Instrumental | मुद्गेन mudgéna |
मुद्गाभ्याम् mudgā́bhyām |
मुद्गैः / मुद्गेभिः¹ mudgaíḥ / mudgébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मुद्गाय mudgā́ya |
मुद्गाभ्याम् mudgā́bhyām |
मुद्गेभ्यः mudgébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मुद्गात् mudgā́t |
मुद्गाभ्याम् mudgā́bhyām |
मुद्गेभ्यः mudgébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मुद्गस्य mudgásya |
मुद्गयोः mudgáyoḥ |
मुद्गानाम् mudgā́nām |
| Locative | मुद्गे mudgé |
मुद्गयोः mudgáyoḥ |
मुद्गेषु mudgéṣu |
| Notes |
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Probably extracted from समुद्ग (samudga, “round box”).[5]
मुद्ग • (mudga) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of मुद्ग (mudga) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मुद्गः mudgaḥ |
मुद्गौ / मुद्गा¹ mudgau / mudgā¹ |
मुद्गाः / मुद्गासः¹ mudgāḥ / mudgāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मुद्ग mudga |
मुद्गौ / मुद्गा¹ mudgau / mudgā¹ |
मुद्गाः / मुद्गासः¹ mudgāḥ / mudgāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मुद्गम् mudgam |
मुद्गौ / मुद्गा¹ mudgau / mudgā¹ |
मुद्गान् mudgān |
| Instrumental | मुद्गेन mudgena |
मुद्गाभ्याम् mudgābhyām |
मुद्गैः / मुद्गेभिः¹ mudgaiḥ / mudgebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मुद्गाय mudgāya |
मुद्गाभ्याम् mudgābhyām |
मुद्गेभ्यः mudgebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मुद्गात् mudgāt |
मुद्गाभ्याम् mudgābhyām |
मुद्गेभ्यः mudgebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मुद्गस्य mudgasya |
मुद्गयोः mudgayoḥ |
मुद्गानाम् mudgānām |
| Locative | मुद्गे mudge |
मुद्गयोः mudgayoḥ |
मुद्गेषु mudgeṣu |
| Notes |
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