मुस्कान
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मुसकान (muskān)
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁆- (*muss-, “smile, sob”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit मुस्र (musra, “a tear”), possibly further from अश्रु (aśru, “a tear”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mʊs.kɑːn/, [mʊs.kä̃ːn]
Noun
मुस्कान • (muskān) f (Urdu spelling مسکان)
- a smile
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुस्कान muskān |
मुस्कानें muskānẽ |
| oblique | मुस्कान muskān |
मुस्कानों muskānõ |
| vocative | मुस्कान muskān |
मुस्कानो muskāno |
See also
- मुस्कुराना (muskurānā)
- मुस्काना (muskānā)
- मुस्कुराहट (muskurāhaṭ)
Proper noun
मुस्कान • (muskān) f
- a female given name, Muskan or Muskaan
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मुस्कान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मुस्कान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Monier Williams (1899) “मुस्कान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 824.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muss”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press