अधोमुख

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from अधस् (adhas, “below, under, down”) +‎ मुख (mukh, “face”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱoː.mʊkʰ/, [ɐ.d̪ʱoː.mʊkʰ]

Adjective

अधोमुख • (adhomukh)

1. turned down, hanging down
2. topsy-turvy, inverted

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अधोमुख”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 175
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अधोमुख”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 21