Whiskers in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “whiskers” in Hindi is मूंछ, pronounced munachh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀙𑀸 (guṃchā)?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam
Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha)?
Proto-Indo-European *smoḱru
Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (massu)?
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *मुच्छा (mucchā)
Hindi मूंछ
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *मुच्छा (mucchā). Cognate with Gujarati મૂછ (mūch), Odia ମୁଛ (mucha), Punjabi ਮੁੱਛ /مچھ (muccha).
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀙𑀸 (guṃchā)?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam
Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha)?
Proto-Indo-European *smoḱru
Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (massu)?
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *मुच्छा (mucchā)
Hindi मूंछ
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *मुच्छा (mucchā). Cognate with Gujarati મૂછ (mūch), Odia ମୁଛ (mucha), Punjabi ਮੁੱਛ /مچھ (muccha).
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