मसूड़ा

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • मसूढ़ा (masūṛhā)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit *मांसपुटक (māṃsapuṭaka), from मांस (māṃsa) +‎ पुट (puṭa) +‎ -क (-ka).[1]

Another possibility is Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru, “beard”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.suː.ɽɑː/, [mɐ.suː.ɽäː]

Noun

मसूड़ा • (masūṛā) m (Urdu spelling مسوڑا)

  1. (anatomy) gum
    सिगरेट पीने से मसूड़े में सूजन हो जाती है।
    sigreṭ pīne se masūṛe mẽ sūjan ho jātī hai.
    Smoking can cause swelling in the gums.

Declension
Declension of मसूड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मसूड़ा
masūṛā		 मसूड़े
masūṛe
oblique मसूड़े
masūṛe		 मसूड़ों
masūṛõ
vocative मसूड़े
masūṛe		 मसूड़ो
masūṛo

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsapuṭaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मसूड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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