હોઠ

Gujarati

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ખોપરી મગજ આંખ હોઠ નાક મોં દાઢી જડબું કાન ગળું માથું
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Alternative forms

• ઓઠ (oṭh)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ŏṭṭha), from Sanskrit ओष्ठ (oṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwštʰas (“lip”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognates include Hindustani ہونٹ / होंठ (hõṭh), Marathi ओठ (oṭh), Punjabi ہوٹھ / ਹੋਠ (hoṭh) and Bhojpuri 𑂋𑂘 (oṭh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɦoʈʰ/

Noun

હોઠ • (hoṭh) m

1. (anatomy) lip

Further reading

• “હોઠ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṓṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 125