English Explanatory Dictionary

murga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Word forms

murga murgha Murgas

Etymology

From Hindi मुर्ग़ा (murġā, “rooster”).

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