चेहरा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian چِهْرَه (čihra), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Compare Assamese চেহেৰা (sehera), Bengali চেহারা (cehara), Gujarati ચહેરો (cahero), Marathi चेहरा (cehrā), Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
चेहरा • (cehrā) m (Urdu spelling چِہْرَہ)
- face, countenance
- उसका चेहरा चुक़न्दर की तरह लाल था।
- uskā cehrā cuqandar kī tarah lāl thā.
- His face was as red as a beetroot.
- धूप में उसका चेहरा तमतमाया।
- dhūp mẽ uskā cehrā tamatmāyā.
- Her face reddened in the sunlight.
Declension edit
Declension of चेहरा (masc ā-stem)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चेहरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian چهره (čihra), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Compare Hindi चेहरा (cehrā), Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
चेहरा • (cehrā) m
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चेहरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चेहरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press