-ਮੁਖੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

ਮੁਖ (mukh) +‎ -ਈ (-ī)

Suffix

-ਮੁਖੀ • (-mukhī)

1. -facing (forms adjectives and nouns from nouns)

   ‎ਅੰਤਰ (antar, “interior”) + ‎-ਮੁਖੀ (-mukhī) → ‎ਅੰਤਰਮੁਖੀ (antarmukhī, “inward-facing; introverted”)

   ‎ਸੂਰਜ (sūraj, “sun”) + ‎-ਮੁਖੀ (-mukhī) → ‎ਸੂਰਜਮੁਖੀ (sūrjamukhī, “sunflower”)

2. -faceted (forms adjectives and nouns from nouns)

   ‎ਚੁ- (cu-, “four (combining form)”) + ‎-ਮੁਖੀ (-mukhī) → ‎ਚੁਮੁਖੀ (cumukhī, “having four sides or corners”)

   ‎ਬਹੁ- (bahu-, “many; multi-”) + ‎-ਮੁਖੀ (-mukhī) → ‎ਬਹੁਮੁਖੀ (bahumukhī, “multifaceted”)

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਮੁਖੀ