मयूख

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मयूख (mayūkha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.juːkʰ/, [mɐ.juːkʰ]

Noun

मयूख • (mayūkh) m

1. gnomon of sundial
2. ray , brightness, flame
3. brilliance,splendor

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ময়ূখ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬬᬹᬔ (Balinese script)
• ময়ূখ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰧𑰳𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀬𑀽𑀔 (Brahmi script)
• မယူခ (Burmese script)
• મયૂખ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਯੂਖ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌖 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦪꦹꦑ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂨𑂴𑂎 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಯೂಖ (Kannada script)
• មយូខ (Khmer script)
• ມຍູຂ (Lao script)
• മയൂഖ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠶᡠᡠᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘧𑘴𑘏 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠤᠤᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧇𑧕𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐫𑐹𑐏 (Newa script)
• ମଯୂଖ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢫꢹꢓ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆪𑆷𑆒 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖧𑖳𑖏 (Siddham script)
• මයූඛ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩻𑩒𑩛𑩝 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚣𑚱𑚋 (Takri script)
• மயூக² (Tamil script)
• మయూఖ (Telugu script)
• มยูข (Thai script)
• མ་ཡཱུ་ཁ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒨𑒴𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨪𑨃𑨊𑨌 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayū́kʰas (“peg, nail”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎢𐎧 (m-y-u-x /⁠mayūxa⁠/) (whence Persian میخ (mix)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.júː.kʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐˈjuː.kʰɐ/

Noun

मयूख • (mayū́kha) stem, m

1. a kind of peg
2. a ray of light, flame, brightness

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मयूख (mayū́kha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मयूखः mayū́khaḥ	मयूखौ / मयूखा¹ mayū́khau / mayū́khā¹	मयूखाः / मयूखासः¹ mayū́khāḥ / mayū́khāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मयूख máyūkha	मयूखौ / मयूखा¹ máyūkhau / máyūkhā¹	मयूखाः / मयूखासः¹ máyūkhāḥ / máyūkhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मयूखम् mayū́kham	मयूखौ / मयूखा¹ mayū́khau / mayū́khā¹	मयूखान् mayū́khān
Instrumental	मयूखेन mayū́khena	मयूखाभ्याम् mayū́khābhyām	मयूखैः / मयूखेभिः¹ mayū́khaiḥ / mayū́khebhiḥ¹
Dative	मयूखाय mayū́khāya	मयूखाभ्याम् mayū́khābhyām	मयूखेभ्यः mayū́khebhyaḥ
Ablative	मयूखात् mayū́khāt	मयूखाभ्याम् mayū́khābhyām	मयूखेभ्यः mayū́khebhyaḥ
Genitive	मयूखस्य mayū́khasya	मयूखयोः mayū́khayoḥ	मयूखानाम् mayū́khānām
Locative	मयूखे mayū́khe	मयूखयोः mayū́khayoḥ	मयूखेषु mayū́kheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Tamil: மயூகம் (mayūkam)