मुँह

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha), 𑀫𑀼𑀖 (mugha), from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face, visage”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam.

Doublet of मुख (mukh), a tatsama.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mũːɦ/, [mũːʱ]
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Noun

मुँह • (mũh) m (Urdu spelling مُن٘ہ)

  1. (anatomy) mouth
    Synonym: मुख (mukh)
    तुम्हारे मुँह में क्या है?
    tumhāre mũh mẽ kyā hai?
    What's in your mouth?
  2. (anatomy) face
    Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)
    उसने मेरे मुँह पर पानी डाला।
    usne mere mũh par pānī ḍālā.
    He put water on my face.
  3. direction
  4. (figurative) regard, consideration
  5. (figurative) reputation

Declension
Declension of मुँह (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मुँह
mũh		 मुँह
mũh
oblique मुँह
mũh		 मुँहों
mũhõ
vocative मुँह
mũh		 मुँहो
mũho

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मुँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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