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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), from Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam. Doublet of मुख (mukh), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mũːɦ/, , /muːɦ/, , /mũː/, /muː/
Noun
मुँह • (mũh) m (Urdu spelling مُن٘ہ)
- (anatomy) mouth
- Synonym: मुख (mukh)
तुम्हारे मुँह में क्या है?- tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai?
- What's in your mouth?
- (anatomy) face
- Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)
उसने मेरे मुँह पर पानी डाला।- usne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.
- He put water on my face.
- direction
- (figurative) regard, consideration
- (figurative) reputation
Declension
Declension of मुँह (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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मुँह mũh
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मुँह mũh
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oblique
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मुँह mũh
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मुँहों mũhõ
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vocative
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मुँह mũh
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मुँहो mũho
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मुँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.