mukha
See also: Mukha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मुख (mukha).
Noun
mukha n
Declension
Declension table of "mukha" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mukhaṃ | mukhāni |
| Accusative (second) | mukhaṃ | mukhāni |
| Instrumental (third) | mukhena | mukhehi or mukhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mukhassa or mukhāya or mukhatthaṃ | mukhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mukhasmā or mukhamhā or mukhā | mukhehi or mukhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mukhassa | mukhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mukhasmiṃ or mukhamhi or mukhe | mukhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | mukha | mukhāni |
Derived terms
- mukhadvāra (“entrance of the mouth”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mukha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- moc-ha, mucha, muc-ha — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “face; mouth”). Compare Malay muka.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /mukˈhaʔ/ [mʊkˈhaʔ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: muk‧ha
- IPA(key): /muˈkaʔ/ [mʊˈxaʔ] (relaxed)
- Syllabification: mu‧kha
- IPA(key): /mukˈhaʔ/ [mʊkˈhaʔ]
Noun
mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)
- (anatomy) face
- Synonym: (gay slang) feslak
- (figurative, obsolete) page (one side of a leaf of a book)
Derived terms
- bukas ng mukha
- ipamukha
- kamukha
- kapal ng mukha
- magkakamukha
- magkamukha
- magmukha
- mamukhaan
- may mukha
- mukha mo
- mukhaan
- mukhang pera
- mukhasim
- pagmumukha
- sambakol ang mukha
- sumambakol ang mukha
- tabla ang mukha
Adjective
mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)
- looking like; seeming
- Synonym: para
- Mukha kang paa.
- You look like feet. (insult)
Usage notes
- The term para (parang) only regards to behavior or actions, while mukha applies for both appearance and behavior.
See also
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 126
- Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog[1] (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 39
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Further reading
- “mukha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “mukha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018