चेहरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چهره‎ (čehre), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩‎ (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːɦ.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃeːɦ.ɾäː]

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m (Urdu spelling چہرہ‎)

  1. face, countenance
    उसका चेहरा चुक़न्दर की तरह लाल था।
    uskā cehrā cuqandar kī tarah lāl thā.
    His face was as red as a beetroot.
    धूप में उसका चेहरा तमतमाया।
    dhūp mẽ uskā cehrā tamatmāyā.
    Her face reddened in the sunlight.

Declension
Declension of चेहरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चेहरा
cehrā		 चेहरे
cehre
oblique चेहरे
cehre		 चेहरों
cehrõ
vocative चेहरे
cehre		 चेहरो
cehro

Synonyms

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چهره‎ (čehre), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩‎ (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕeɦ.ɾa/, [t͡ɕe.ɾa]

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m

  1. face, countenance, expression
    Synonyms: तोंड (toṇḍa), मुख (mukh)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “चेहरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चेहरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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