मुस्काना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • मुसकाना (muskānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁆- (*muss-, smile, sob) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit मुस्र (musra, a tear), possibly further from अश्रु (aśru, a tear). Compare Nepali मुस्कुराउनु (muskurāunu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊs.kɑː.nɑː/, [mʊs.käː.näː]

Verb

मुस्काना • (muskānā) (intransitive)

  1. to smile
    मैं अच्छी ख़बर सुनके मुस्काने लगा।
    ma͠i acchī xabar sunke muskāne lagā.
    Upon hearing the good news I began to smile.

Conjugation

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