मोज़ा (mozaa)
noun
A simple everyday noun meaning 'sock'; usually met in its plural form मोज़े (moze) since socks come in pairs.
Sense
1
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sock
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: मोज़ा (mozaa) is a Persian-derived loanword that came into Hindi long ago and now feels completely native -- no one thinks of it as foreign. You will hear it constantly in the context of school uniforms, since matching मोज़े (moze) are a standard part of the dress code Indian parents fuss over every morning.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use the singular मोज़ा (mozaa) when talking about a pair being worn, but Hindi speakers almost always say मोज़े (moze) since you wear two at once -- singular मोज़ा (mozaa) refers to just one sock. 2) Some learners write or say मोजा (mojaa) without the nuqta on ज़; the nuqta pronunciation (mozaa, 'zaa' sound) is standard in Delhi-NCR speech, though the plain ज is heard too in casual speech.
Sample Sentences:
मेरा एक मोज़ा कहीं खो गया है।
One of my socks has gone missing somewhere.
(meraa ek mozaa kahiin kho gayaa hai।)
बच्चे रोज़ स्कूल के लिए सफ़ेद मोज़े पहनते हैं।
The children wear white socks for school every day.
(bachche roz skool ke lie safed moze pahante hain।)
अपने मोज़े पहन लो, बाहर ठंड है।
Put on your socks, it's cold outside.
(apne moze pahan lo, baahar thand hai।)
वह मोज़े धो रही थी जब बिजली चली गई।
She was washing the socks when the power went out.
(vah moze dho rahii thii jab bijlii chalii gaii।)
अगर मोज़े साफ़ होते तो मुझे नए खरीदने न पड़ते।
If the socks were clean, I wouldn't have had to buy new ones.
(agar moze saaf hote to mujhe nae khariidne n padte।)
क्या तुमने मेरे नए मोज़े देखे हैं?
Have you seen my new socks?
(kyaa tumne mere nae moze dekhe hain?)
स्कूल यूनिफ़ॉर्म में मोज़े गहरे नीले रंग के होने चाहिए।
In the school uniform, the socks should be dark blue in color.
(skool yooniform men moze gahre niile rang ke hone chaahie।)
मोज़े धोने के बाद रस्सी पर सुखाए जाते हैं।
After being washed, the socks are dried on a rope.
(moze dhone ke baad rassii par sukhaae jaate hain।)
उसके मोज़ों में एक बड़ा सा छेद हो गया था।
There was a big hole in his socks.
(uske mozon men ek badaa saa chhed ho gayaa thaa।)
अगली सुबह वह अपने काले मोज़े ढूँढेगा।
Tomorrow morning he will search for his black socks.
(aglii subah vah apne kaale moze dhoondhegaa।)
माँ हर सुबह चिल्लाती है कि मोज़े कहाँ हैं।
Mom shouts every morning asking where the socks are.
(maan har subah chillaatii hai ki moze kahaan hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
मोज़ा
(mozaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
मोज़े
(moze)
(pl.m.direct):
मोज़े
(moze)
(pl.m.oblique):
मोज़ों
(mozon)