होंठ

See also: हठी and हेठि

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (oṭṭha), 𑀳𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (hoṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (óṣṭha). Doublet of ओष्ठ (oṣṭh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦõːʈʰ/

Noun

होंठ • (hõṭh) m (Urdu spelling ہونٹ or ہونٹھ)

1. lip

   Synonym: लब (lab)

Declension

Declension of होंठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	होंठ hõṭh	होंठ hõṭh
oblique	होंठ hõṭh	होंठों hõṭhõ
vocative	होंठ hõṭh	होंठो hõṭho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “होंठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṓṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press