Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मुख (mukha).
मुख (mukh) m
Borrowed from Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Doublet of मुँह (mũh), a tadbhava.
मुख • (mukh) m (Urdu spelling مکھ)
From Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘏 (mukha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”).
मुख • (mukh) n
| Declension of मुख (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मुख mukh | ||
| direct plural |
मुखे, मुखं mukhe, mukha | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मुख mukh |
मुखे, मुखं mukhe, mukha | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मुखा mukhā |
मुखां- mukhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मुखाला mukhālā |
मुखांना mukhānnā | |
| ergative | मुखाने, मुखानं mukhāne, mukhāna |
मुखांनी mukhānnī | |
| instrumental | मुखाशी mukhāśī |
मुखांशी mukhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मुखात mukhāt |
मुखांत mukhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मुखा mukhā |
मुखांनो mukhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मुख (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मुखाचा mukhāċā |
मुखाचे mukhāċe |
मुखाची mukhācī |
मुखाच्या mukhācā |
मुखाचे, मुखाचं mukhāċe, mukhāċa |
मुखाची mukhācī |
मुखाच्या mukhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मुखांचा mukhānċā |
मुखांचे mukhānċe |
मुखांची mukhāñcī |
मुखांच्या mukhāncā |
मुखांचे, मुखांचं mukhānċe, mukhānċa |
मुखांची mukhāñcī |
मुखांच्या mukhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
मुख • (mukh)
मुख (mukha) n
मुख n
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | मुखं (mukhaṃ) | मुखानि (mukhāni) |
| Accusative (second) | मुखं (mukhaṃ) | मुखानि (mukhāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | मुखेन (mukhena) | मुखेहि (mukhehi) or मुखेभि (mukhebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | मुखस्स (mukhassa) or मुखाय (mukhāya) or मुखत्थं (mukhatthaṃ) | मुखानं (mukhānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | मुखस्मा (mukhasmā) or मुखम्हा (mukhamhā) or मुखा (mukhā) | मुखेहि (mukhehi) or मुखेभि (mukhebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | मुखस्स (mukhassa) | मुखानं (mukhānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | मुखस्मिं (mukhasmiṃ) or मुखम्हि (mukhamhi) or मुखे (mukhe) | मुखेसु (mukhesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मुख (mukha) | मुखानि (mukhāni) |
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam, from earlier *múkHam, with further origin uncertain.
According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian and not related to Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”) (Proto-Germanic *mūlō, English mutter, Latin muttiō).
However, Mayrhofer considers an Indo-European derivation to be more likely, taking Proto-Indo-European *mu- to mean "a vocal gesture for pressed lips", and compares Ancient Greek μῠχός (mukhós, “innermost part of a place”), μῦθος (mûthos, “word”), and German Maul (“mouth (of an animal)”). According to him, the possibility of a borrowing from Dravidian (compare Tamil முகம் (mukam, “face”)) or "pan-Asiatic" is possible but unlikely due to the root's presence in Vedic texts and Iranian languages.
मुख • (múkha) stem, n
| Neuter a-stem declension of मुख (múkha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मुखम् múkham |
मुखे múkhe |
मुखानि / मुखा¹ múkhāni / múkhā¹ |
| Vocative | मुख múkha |
मुखे múkhe |
मुखानि / मुखा¹ múkhāni / múkhā¹ |
| Accusative | मुखम् múkham |
मुखे múkhe |
मुखानि / मुखा¹ múkhāni / múkhā¹ |
| Instrumental | मुखेन múkhena |
मुखाभ्याम् múkhābhyām |
मुखैः / मुखेभिः¹ múkhaiḥ / múkhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मुखाय múkhāya |
मुखाभ्याम् múkhābhyām |
मुखेभ्यः múkhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मुखात् múkhāt |
मुखाभ्याम् múkhābhyām |
मुखेभ्यः múkhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मुखस्य múkhasya |
मुखयोः múkhayoḥ |
मुखानाम् múkhānām |
| Locative | मुखे múkhe |
मुखयोः múkhayoḥ |
मुखेषु múkheṣu |
| Notes |
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