شاہ مکھی

Punjabi

Etymology

Compound of شاہ (śāh) +‎ مُکھی (mukhī), literally, “from the king's mouth”. Semantic imitation of گُرمُکھی (gurmukhī).

Proper noun

شاہ مکھی • (shāhmukhī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ)

  1. Shahmukhi

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi شاہ مکھی (shahmukhī, “of or belonging to the royal tongue”) from شاہ (shāh, “king, emperor, shah”) +‎ مکھ (mukh, “mouth”) coined after گرمکھی (gurmukhī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.mʊ.kʰiː/

Proper noun

شاہ مکھی • (śāh-mukhī) f (Hindi spelling शाहमुखी)

  1. Shahmukhi
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