मुस्कुराना

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मुस्कराना (muskarānā)

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-Aryan [Term?]. Compare Nepali मुस्कुराउनु (muskurāunu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊs.kʊ.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [mʊs.kʊ.ɾäː.näː]

Verb

मुस्कुराना • (muskurānā) (intransitive)

1. to smile

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   मैं अच्छी ख़बर सुनके मुस्कुराने लगा।

   ma͠i acchī xabar sunke muskurāne lagā.

   Upon hearing the good news I began to smile.

See also

• मुस्कान (muskān)
• मुस्काना (muskānā)

References

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