मुँह

See also: मह, मह्, मुहु, and मेंह

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam
    Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha)
    Hindi मुँह (mũh)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), from Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam. Doublet of मुख (mukh), a tatsama.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mũːɦ/, [mũːʱ], /muːɦ/, [muːʱ], /mũː/, /muː/
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    Noun

    मुँह • (mũh) m (Urdu spelling مُن٘ہ)

    1. (anatomy) mouth
      Synonym: मुख (mukh)
      तुम्हारे मुँह में क्या है?
      tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai?
      What's in your mouth?
    2. (anatomy) face
      Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)
      उसने मेरे मुँह पर पानी डाला।
      usne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.
      He put water on my face.
    3. direction
    4. (figurative) regard, consideration
    5. (figurative) reputation

    Declension

    Declension of मुँह (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    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.
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