भृकुटी

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɾɪ.kʊ.ʈiː/

Noun

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भृकुटी (bhŕkuṭīf (Urdu spelling بھرکٹی)

  1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow
    Synonyms: भौंह (bha͠uh), भ्रू (bhrū)
    भृकुटी ताननाbhŕkuṭī tānnāto 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

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