See also: 𑀫𑀳𑀼, and 𑀫𑁂𑀳

Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam. Cognate with Pali mukha.

    Noun

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    𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muhan (Devanagari मुह, Kannada ಮುಹ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

    1. mouth
    2. face

    Declension

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    Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (neuter)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi)
    Accusative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi)
    Instrumental 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡 (muheṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡𑀁 (muheṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺 (muhehi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muhehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀅 (muhāa)
    Ablative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀑 (muhāo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀉 (muhāu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸 (muhā) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺 (muhāhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (muhāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (muhassa) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡 (muhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (muhāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (muhammi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂 (muhe) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (muhesu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muhesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸 (muhā) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi)
    Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (neuter)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ)
    Accusative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ)
    Instrumental 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡 (muheṇa) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muhehiṃ)
    Dative
    Ablative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀤𑁄 (muhādo)
    Genitive 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (muhassa) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (muhāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂 (muhe) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (muhesu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muhesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

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    • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 141
    • Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 13.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “múkha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मुह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 695.