होंठ hōṇṭh

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

The lip.

Usual translation

  1. lip

Origin of the definition

H هونٿهہ होंठ hoṅṭh [Prk. ओट्ठो; S. ओष्ठः], s.m. The lip: — hoṅṭh ūde paṛnā, The lips to turn blue (with cold, &c.): — hoṅṭh phaṭnā, v.n. The lips to crack or become chapped: — hoṅṭh ćabānā, or hoṅṭh kāṭnā, To bite the lips; to bite the lips (from regret, or vexation, &c.); to be mortified; to be penitent; to be apprehensive: — hoṅṭh ćāṭnā, To lick the lips; to smack the lips: — hoṅṭh-kaṭā, adj. Having a fissure in the lip; hare-lipped: — hoṅṭh laṭkānā or bićkānā, v.n. To make a lip, to pout: — hoṅṭh hilānā, To move the lips; to speak.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

5 occurrences

In 5 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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Created
Sunday 4 June 2023
Updated
Sunday 31 December 2023