ਮੁਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुख (mukha). Doublet of ਮੂੰਹ (mū̃h).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʊkʰ]

Noun

ਮੁਖ • (mukh) m (Shahmukhi spelling مکھ)

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (anatomy) face

Derived terms

• -ਮੁਖੀ (-mukhī, “-facing; -faceted; -faced”)
• ਮੁਖੀ m (mukhī, “chief”)
• ਮੁਖੀਆ m (mukhīā, “headman”)

Further reading

• “ਮੁਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੁਖ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.