ऊर्ध्वमुख

Sanskrit

Etymology

From ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) + मुख (mukha)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /uːɾdʱ.ʋɐ.mu.kʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈuːɾd̪ʱ.ʋɐ.mu.kʰɐ/
• Hyphenation: ऊर्ध्‧व‧मु‧ख

Noun

ऊर्ध्वमुख • (ūrdhvamukha) stem, ?

1. having the mouth turned up

Descendants

• Pali: uddhamukha
• Southern:
  • Dhivehi: އުއްޑުން (uḍḍun̊), އުޑުތިލަ (uḍutila)
  • Sinhalese: උඩුමුව (uḍumuwa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “urdhvamukha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 115