मूंछ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मूँछ (mū̃ch), मूछ (mūch)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (massu), from Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru), from Proto-Indo-Aryan [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *smáćru, from Proto-Indo-European *smóḱru, from *smóḱwr̥. Cognate with Gujarati મૂછ (mūch).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /muːnt͡ʃʰ/, [mũːnt͡ʃʰ]

Noun

मूंछ • (mūñch) f (Urdu spelling مونچھ)

1. moustache, whiskers

Declension

Declension of मूंछ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मूंछ mūñch	मूंछें mūñchẽ
oblique	मूंछ mūñch	मूंछों mūñchõ
vocative	मूंछ mūñch	मूंछो mūñcho

Derived terms

• गलमुच्छा (galmucchā)