pamukha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀧𑀫𑀼𑀔 (Brahmi script)
  • पमुख (Devanagari script)
  • পমুখ (Bengali script)
  • පමුඛ (Sinhalese script)
  • ပမုခ or ပမုၶ (Burmese script)
  • ปมุข or ปะมุขะ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᨾᩩᨡ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປມຸຂ or ປະມຸຂະ (Lao script)
  • បមុខ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄟𑄪𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

pa (“front”) +‎ mukha (“mouth”), literally “in front of the face”; compare Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha, “chief, first”), which is formed from etymologically identical components.

Adjective

pamukha

  1. chief, first, foremost, prominent

Noun

pamukha

  1. eyebrow

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pamukha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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