ओष्ठ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háwṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic оуста (usta), Latin ōs, Hittite 𒀀𒄿𒅖. See also आस् (ā́s, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́wʂ.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoːʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

ओष्ठ • (óṣṭha) m

1. lip (generally in dual)
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.39.6:

     ओष्ठाविव मध्वास्ने वदन्ता स्तनाविव पिप्यतं जीवसे नः।
     नासेव नस्तन्वो रक्षितारा कर्णाविव सुश्रुता भूतमस्मे॥

     oṣṭhāviva madhvāsne vadantā stanāviva pipyataṃ jīvase naḥ.
     nāseva nastanvo rakṣitārā karṇāviva suśrutā bhūtamasme.

     Even as two lips that with the mouth speak honey, even as two breasts that nourish our existence,
     Like the two nostrils that protect our being, be to us as our ears that hear distinctly.

2. the forepart of an Agnikuṇḍa

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ओष्ठ (óṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ओष्ठः óṣṭhaḥ	ओष्ठौ óṣṭhau	ओष्ठाः / ओष्ठासः¹ óṣṭhāḥ / óṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	ओष्ठ óṣṭha	ओष्ठौ óṣṭhau	ओष्ठाः / ओष्ठासः¹ óṣṭhāḥ / óṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ओष्ठम् óṣṭham	ओष्ठौ óṣṭhau	ओष्ठान् óṣṭhān
Instrumental	ओष्ठेन óṣṭhena	ओष्ठाभ्याम् óṣṭhābhyām	ओष्ठैः / ओष्ठेभिः¹ óṣṭhaiḥ / óṣṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative	ओष्ठाय óṣṭhāya	ओष्ठाभ्याम् óṣṭhābhyām	ओष्ठेभ्यः óṣṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative	ओष्ठात् óṣṭhāt	ओष्ठाभ्याम् óṣṭhābhyām	ओष्ठेभ्यः óṣṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive	ओष्ठस्य óṣṭhasya	ओष्ठयोः óṣṭhayoḥ	ओष्ठानाम् óṣṭhānām
Locative	ओष्ठे óṣṭhe	ओष्ठयोः óṣṭhayoḥ	ओष्ठेषु óṣṭheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• ओष्ठ्य (oṣṭhya)

Descendants

• Assamese: ওঁঠ (ü̃th)
• Gujarati: હોઠ (hoṭh)
• Hindi: होंठ (hoṇṭh)
• Kashmiri: वुठ (wuṭh)
• Konkani: वोंट (vỗṭ)
• Marathi: ओठ (oṭh), ओंठ (oṇṭh)
• Nepali: ओठ् (oṭh)
• Oriya: ଓଠ (oṭhô)
• Punjabi: ਹੋਂਠ (hoṇṭh)
• Romani: ōšt
• Sinhalese: ඔට (oṭa)
• Urdu: ہونٹھ‎ (hõṭh)

Noun

Coccinia grandis in fruit

ओष्ठ • (oṣṭha) f

1. (botany) Coccinia grandis (to whose red fruits lips are commonly compared)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 236