मुँह

See also: मह, मह्, मुहु, and मेंह

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HindiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (mukha, “mouth, face, visage”), from Proto-Indo-European *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”).

Doublet of मुख (mukh), a tatsama.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mũːʱ/

NounEdit

मुँह • (mũh) m (Urdu spelling منہ‎)

1. (anatomy) mouth

   तुम्हारे मुँह में क्या है?

   tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai?

   What's in your mouth?

   Synonym: मुख (mukh)

2. (anatomy) face

   उसने मेरे मुँह पर पानी डाला।

   usne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.

   He put water on my face.

   Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)

3. direction
4. (figuratively) regard, consideration
5. (figuratively) reputation

DeclensionEdit

Declension of मुँह
	Singular	Plural
Direct	मुँह (mũh)	मुँह (mũh)
Oblique	मुँह (mũh)	मुँहों (mũhõ)
Vocative	मुँह (mũh)	मुँहो (mũho)

ReferencesEdit

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मुँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons