रुख़सार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रुख़्सार (ruxsār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رخسار (ruxsār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊx.sɑːɾ/, [ɾʊx.säːɾ], /ɾʊkʰ.sɑːɾ/, [ɾʊkʰ.säːɾ]

Noun

रुख़सार • (ruxsār) m (Urdu spelling رُخْسار)

1. (anatomy) cheek

   Synonyms: कपोल (kapol), गाल (gāl)

Proper noun

रुख़सार • (ruxsār) f (Urdu spelling رُخْسار)

1. a female given name, Rukhsar or Rukhsaar, from Persian

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रुखसार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “रुख़्सार”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.