मुस्काना

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मुस्काना

/mʊs.kɑː.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[mʊs.käː.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old Hindi मुसुकाना (musukānā), मुसकाना (musakānā), from Prakrit *मुस्स- (mussa-, “to smile, sob”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -आवेइ (-āvei). Cognate with Gujarati મુસ્કાવું (muskāvũ), Nepali मुसुक्क (musukka, “smilingly”), and Sindhi مُشْڪَڻُ (muskaṇu, “to smile”).

verb muskānā · मुस्का · मुस्काना · मुस्काने · मुस्काकर · मुस्काके

intransitive to smile मैं अच्छी ख़बर सुनके मुस्काने लगा।

In English

smile to have a smile on one's face

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MLA

"मुस्काना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

मुस्काना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"मुस्काना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {मुस्काना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}