चेहरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چِهْرَه (čihra), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Compare Assamese চেহেৰা (sehera), Bengali চেহারা (cehara), Gujarati ચહેરો (cahero), Marathi चेहरा (cehrā), Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeːɦ.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃeːʱ.ɾäː]

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m (Urdu spelling چِہْرَہ)

1. face, countenance

   उसका चेहरा चुक़न्दर की तरह लाल था।

   uskā cehrā cuqandar kī tarah lāl thā.

   His face was as red as a beetroot.

   धूप में उसका चेहरा तमतमाया।

   dhūp mẽ uskā cehrā tamatmāyā.

   Her face reddened in the sunlight.

Declension

Declension of चेहरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चेहरा cehrā	चेहरे cehre
oblique	चेहरे cehre	चेहरों cehrõ
vocative	चेहरे cehre	चेहरो cehro

Synonyms

• आनन (ānan)
• मुंह (mũh)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चेहरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چهره (čihra), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Compare Hindi चेहरा (cehrā), Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕeɦ.ɾa/, [t͡ɕe.ɾa]

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m

1. face, countenance, expression

   Synonyms: तोंड (toṇḍa), मुख (mukh)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चेहरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चेहरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press