मुँह
See also: मह, मह्, मुहु, and मेंह
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मुंह (mũh)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam.
Doublet of मुख (mukh), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊ̃ɦ/
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Noun
मुँह • (mũh) m (Urdu spelling مُن٘ہ)
- (anatomy) mouth
- तुम्हारे मुँह में क्या है?
- tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai?
- What's in your mouth?
- Synonym: मुख (mukh)
- (anatomy) face
- उसने मेरे मुँह पर पानी डाला।
- usne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.
- He put water on my face.
- Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)
- direction
- (figurative) regard, consideration
- (figurative) reputation
Declension
Declension of मुँह (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | मुँह mũh | मुँह mũh |
oblique | मुँह mũh | मुँहों mũhõ |
vocative | मुँह mũh | मुँहो mũho |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मुँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.