muga

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noun

A type of wild silk found in Assam.

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Meanings

muga1

nounmuga (uncountable)

alternative moga · alternative mooga · alternative moonga · alternative mugga · alternative munga

  1. uncountableA type of wild silk found in Assam.

    She was wearing a mauve blouse, a matching mauve bordered sador and a plain muga mekhela.

    2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee
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    Muga (from the Antheroea Assama moth) silk was produced in Assam; the muga silkworm fed on a tree known as champa.

    2005, Brenda M King, Silk and Empire, page 71

MUGA2

nounMUGA (plural MUGAs)

plural MUGAs

  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of multiple gated acquisition scan, a medical test used for assessing ventricular function of the heart.
  2. abbreviationacronymarchitectureAcronym of multiuse games area.

Origin

  1. asমুগা
  2. Englishmuga

Borrowed from Assamese মুগা (muga).

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APA

muga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muga

MLA

“muga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muga.

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