مونہہ

Punjabi

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مونہہ

کھوپڑی

بھیجا

اکّھ

بُلھ

نکّ

مونہہ

ٹھوڑی

جباڑا

پٹپڑی

کنّ

گاٹا

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Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), from Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Compare Urdu مُن٘ہ (muṉh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: mū̃́ IPA^(key): /mũː˦/
• Rhymes: -ũː˦

Noun

مُون٘ہہ • (mūṉh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੂੰਹ)

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (anatomy) face, countenance

   Synonyms: چَہْرَہ (cahrah), صُورَت (ṣūrat)

3. (figuratively) direction, face

   Synonym: پاسَہ (pāsah)

4. (figuratively) attention
5. (figuratively) reputation

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مُونہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “مُنھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024