चेहरा

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Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian چهره (čehre), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian 𐭰𐭧𐭫𐭪𐭩 (čihrag). Compare Sanskrit चित्र (citra). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿਹਰਾ (cihrā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m (Urdu spelling چہرہ)

  1. face, countenance
    उसका चेहरा चुक़न्दर की तरह लाल था।
    His face was as red as a beetroot.
    धूप में उसका चेहरा तमतमाया।
    Her face reddened in the sunlight.

Synonyms

References

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

Marathi

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Etymology

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

Noun

चेहरा • (cehrā) m

  1. face, countenance, expression

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
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