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
  • IPA(key): /mə.suː.ɽɑː/

Noun

मसूड़ा • (masūṛā) m

  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
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 (9984)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “मसूड़ा”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
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