𑀫𑀼𑀳

See also: 𑀫𑀳𑀼 and 𑀫𑁂𑀳

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (múkha). Cognate with Pali mukha.

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) n (Devanagari मुह, Kannada ಮುಹ) (Maharastri, Sauraseni)

1. mouth
2. face

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi)
Accusative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡 (muheṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡𑀁 (muheṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺 (muhehi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muhehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀅 (muhāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀑 (muhāo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀉 (muhāu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸 (muhā) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺 (muhāhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (muhāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (muhassa)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡 (muhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (muhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (muhammi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂 (muhe)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (muhesu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸 (muhā)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi)

Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ)
Accusative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡 (muheṇa)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muhehiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀤𑁄 (muhādo)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (muhassa)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (muhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂 (muhe)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (muhesu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muhesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha)	𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘳𑘮 (muha)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: મોં (mõ)
  • Hindi: मुँह (mũh)
  • Punjabi: ਮੂੰਹ (mū̃h) / مُون٘ہہ (mūṉh)
  • Romani: muj

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 141.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 13.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “múkha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “मुह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].