𑂥𑂠𑂢

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वदन (vadana).

Noun

𑂥𑂠𑂢 (badana) (Devanagari बदन)

1. mouth, face
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :

     𑂮𑂯𑂮 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂞𑂳𑂧𑂹𑂯𑂩𑂷 𑂔𑂮 𑂏𑂰𑂫𑂶𑂁 𑃀
     𑂃𑂮 𑂍𑂯𑂱 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂣𑂞𑂱 𑂍𑂁𑂘 𑂪𑂏𑂰𑂫𑂶𑂁 𑃁

     sahasa badana tumharo jasa gāvaiṃ .
     asa kahi śrīpati kaṃṭha lagāvaiṃ .

     /sahas badan tumharo jas gāva͠i .
     as kahi śrīpati kaṇṭh lagāva͠i ./

     “A thousand mouths sing thy glories”: saying thus, Rāma embraced thee.

   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :

     𑂮𑂩𑂠 𑂧𑂨𑂁𑂍 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂓𑂥𑂱 𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 𑃀
     𑂒𑂰𑂩𑂳 𑂍𑂣𑂷𑂪 𑂒𑂱𑂥𑂳𑂍 𑂠𑂩 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 𑃁

     sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā .
     cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā .

     The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of the image of his face,
     Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.