चेहरा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian چهره (čehre), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːɦ.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃeːɦ.ɾäː]
Noun
चेहरा • (cehrā) m (Urdu spelling چہرہ)
- face, countenance
- उसका चेहरा चुक़न्दर की तरह लाल था।
- uskā cehrā cuqandar kī tarah lāl thā.
- His face was as red as a beetroot.
- धूप में उसका चेहरा तमतमाया।
- dhūp mẽ uskā cehrā tamatmāyā.
- Her face reddened in the sunlight.
Declension
Declension of चेहरा (masc ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | चेहरा cehrā | चेहरे cehre |
oblique | चेहरे cehre | चेहरों cehrõ |
vocative | चेहरे cehre | चेहरो cehro |
Synonyms
- मुंह (mũh)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चेहरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian چهره (čehre), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).
Noun
चेहरा • (cehrā) m
- face, countenance, expression
Synonym - मुख
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चेहरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चेहरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press