मुखड़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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From मुख (mukh), with the extension being from Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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मुखड़ा (mukhṛām (Urdu spelling مُکْھڑا)

  1. face, countenance, visage
    Synonyms: मुख (mukh), चेहरा (cehrā), वदन (vadan)
    • 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
  2. the opening melodic phase of a piece of music

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Further reading

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  • मुखड़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.