चेहरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چهره‎ (čehre), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩‎ (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m (Urdu spelling چہرہ‎)

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 Persian چهره‎ (čehre), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩‎ (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with 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