भृकुटी

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • भृकुटि (bhŕkuṭi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भृकुटी (bhṛkuṭī), from भ्रू (bhrū) +‎ कुटि (kuṭi).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱɾɪ.kʊ.ʈiː/

Noun

भृकुटी • (bhŕkuṭī) f (Urdu spelling بھرکٹی)

  1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow
    Synonyms: भौंह (bha͠uh), भ्रू (bhrū)
    भृकुटी तानना ― bhŕkuṭī tānnā ― to furrow one's eyebrows
    • c. 1940, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Jhansi ki Rani lines 1-2:
      सिंहासन हिल उठे राजवंशों ने भृकुटी तानी थी
      बूढ़े भारत में भी आई फिर से नयी जवानी थी
      sĩhāsan hil uṭhe rājvañśõ ne bhŕkuṭī tānī thī
      būṛhe bhārat mẽ bhī āī phir se nayī javānī thī
      The dethroned dynasties had furrowed their brows
      in aged India a new youth had resurged

Declension
Declension of भृकुटी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct भृकुटी
bhŕkuṭī		 भृकुटियाँ
bhŕkuṭiyā̃
oblique भृकुटी
bhŕkuṭī		 भृकुटियों
bhŕkuṭiyõ
vocative भृकुटी
bhŕkuṭī		 भृकुटियो
bhŕkuṭiyo
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