थूथन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣 (*thuttha), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀣 (*thutha), ultimately from Munda (Compare Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa, “beak”)). Cognate to Punjabi ਥੁਥਨੀ (thuthnī), Nepali थुतुनो (thutuno), Bengali থোঁতা (thō̃ta, “chin”), Marathi थोतरी (thotrī, “cheek”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰuː.t̪ʰən/, [t̪ʰuː.t̪ʰɐ̃n]

Noun

थूथन • (thūthan) m (Urdu spelling تھوتھن)

1. snout

Declension

Declension of थूथन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	थूथन thūthan	थूथन thūthan
oblique	थूथन thūthan	थूथनों thūthanõ
vocative	थूथन thūthan	थूथनो thūthano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “थूथन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press