mukha

See also: Mukha

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀫𑀼𑀔 (Brahmi script)
  • मुख (Devanagari script)
  • মুখ (Bengali script)
  • මුඛ (Sinhalese script)
  • မုခ or မုၶ (Burmese script)
  • มุข or มุขะ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩩᨡ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມຸຂ or ມຸຂະ (Lao script)
  • មុខ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄪𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (mukha).

Noun

mukha n

  1. mouth
  2. face
  3. entrance
  4. opening
  5. front

Declension
Declension table of "mukha" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)mukhaṃmukhāni
Accusative (second)mukhaṃmukhāni
Instrumental (third)mukhenamukhehi or mukhebhi
Dative (fourth)mukhassa or mukhāya or mukhatthaṃmukhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)mukhasmā or mukhamhā or mukhāmukhehi or mukhebhi
Genitive (sixth)mukhassamukhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)mukhasmiṃ or mukhamhi or mukhemukhesu
Vocative (calling)mukhamukhāni

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Burmese: မုခ် (muhk)
    • → Shan: မုၵ်ႈ (mūk)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “face; mouth”). Compare Malay muka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mukˈhaʔ/, [mʊkˈhaʔ]
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /muˈkaʔ/, [mʊˈxaʔ] (relaxed)

Noun

mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

  1. (anatomy) face

Derived terms
  • bukas ng mukha
  • kamukha
  • kapal ng mukha
  • magkakamukha
  • magkamukha
  • magmukha
  • mamukhaan
  • may mukha
  • mukhaan
  • pagmumukha
  • tabla ang mukha

Adjective

mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

  1. (pseudo-verb) to look like; seem
    Mukha kang paa.
    You look like feet. (insult)
    Synonym: para

Usage notes
  • The term para (parang) only regards to behavior or actions, while mukha applies for both appearance and behavior.

Further reading
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