मुखिया

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya) + -इया (-iyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.kʰɪ.jɑː/, [mʊ.kʰi.jäː]

Noun

मुखिया • (mukhiyā) m

1. chief, headman (especially of a village)

Declension

Declension of मुखिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुखिया mukhiyā	मुखिए, मुखिये mukhie, mukhiye
oblique	मुखिए, मुखिये mukhie, mukhiye	मुखियों mukhiyõ
vocative	मुखिए, मुखिये mukhie, mukhiye	मुखियो mukhiyo

Adjective

मुखिया • (mukhiyā) (indeclinable)

1. chief

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुखिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press