മോന്ത

Malayalam

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːn̪d̪ɐ/

Noun

മോന്ത • (mōnta)

1. (informal) face

   Synonyms: മോറ് (mōṟŭ), മുഖം (mukhaṁ), മുഞ്ഞി (muññi)

2. a brass ewer to draw water, water vessel of kings

   Synonym: മൊന്ത (monta)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മോന്ത”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.