मसूड़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मसूढ़ा (masūṛhā)
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit *मांसपुटक (*māṃsapuṭaka), from मांस (māṃsa) + पुट (puṭa) + -क (-ka).[1]
Another possibility is Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru, “beard”).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.suː.ɽɑː/, [mɐ.suː.ɽäː]
Noun
मसूड़ा • (masūṛā) m (Urdu spelling مسوڑا)
- (anatomy) gum
- सिगरेट पीने से मसूड़े में सूजन हो जाती है।
- sigreṭ pīne se masūṛe mẽ sūjan ho jātī hai.
- Smoking can cause swelling in the gums.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मसूड़ा masūṛā |
मसूड़े masūṛe |
| oblique | मसूड़े masūṛe |
मसूड़ों masūṛõ |
| vocative | मसूड़े masūṛe |
मसूड़ो masūṛo |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsapuṭaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मसूड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha