pamukha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀫𑀼𑀔 (Brahmi script)
• पमुख (Devanagari script)
• পমুখ (Bengali script)
• පමුඛ (Sinhalese script)
• ပမုခ or ပမုၶ (Burmese script)
• ปมุข or ปะมุขะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨾᩩᨡ (Tai Tham script)
• ປມຸຂ or ປະມຸຂະ (Lao script)
• បមុខ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄟𑄪𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

pa (“front”) +‎ mukha (“mouth”), literally “in front of the face”; compare Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha, “chief, first”), which is formed from etymologically identical components.

Adjective

pamukha

1. chief, first, foremost, prominent

Noun

pamukha

1. eyebrow

Derived terms

• pāmokkha

 

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pamukha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead