मुखड़ा
Appearance
See also: मुखड़ौ
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From मुख (mukh), with the extension being from Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मुखड़ा • (mukhṛā) m (Urdu spelling مُکْھڑا)
- face, countenance, visage
- 1979, “चाँद जैसे मुखड़े पे”, in सावन को आने दो [Let the monsoon come]:
- चाँद जैसे मुखड़े पे बिन्दिया सितारा
नहीं भूलेगा मेरी जान
ये सितारा वो सितारा- cā̃d jaise mukhṛe pe bindiyā sitārā
nahī̃ bhūlegā merī jān
ye sitārā vo sitārā - The bindi is the star on the moon-like face
This star will not forget that star, my love
- cā̃d jaise mukhṛe pe bindiyā sitārā
- the opening melodic phase of a piece of music
Declension
[edit]Declension of मुखड़ा (masc ā-stem)
Further reading
[edit]- “मुखड़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.