चतुर्मुख

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

চতুৰ্মুখ (Assamese script)
ᬘᬢᬸᬃᬫᬸᬔ (Balinese script)
চতুর্মুখ (Bengali script)
𑰓𑰝𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰦𑰲𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀫𑀼𑀔 (Brahmi script)
စတုရ်္မုခ (Burmese script)
ચતુર્મુખ (Gujarati script)
ਚਤੁਰ੍ਮੁਖ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 (Grantha script)
ꦕꦠꦸꦂꦩꦸꦑ (Javanese script)
𑂒𑂞𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂧𑂳𑂎 (Kaithi script)
ಚತುರ್ಮುಖ (Kannada script)
ចតុម៌ុខ (Khmer script)
ຈຕຸຣ຺ມຸຂ (Lao script)
ചതുര്മുഖ (Malayalam script)
ᢜᠠᢠᡠᡵᠮᡠᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘓𑘝𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘳𑘏 (Modi script)
ᢋᠠᢐᠤᠷᠮᠤᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦳𑦽𑧔𑧈𑧠𑧆𑧔𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
𑐔𑐟𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐩𑐸𑐏 (Newa script)
ଚତୁର୍ମୁଖ (Odia script)
ꢗꢡꢸꢬ꣄ꢪꢸꢓ (Saurashtra script)
𑆖𑆠𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆩𑆶𑆒 (Sharada script)
𑖓𑖝𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖦𑖲𑖏 (Siddham script)
චතුර්‍මුඛ (Sinhalese script)
𑩡𑩫𑩒𑩼 𑪙𑩴𑩒𑩝 (Soyombo script)
𑚏𑚙𑚰𑚤𑚶𑚢𑚰𑚋 (Takri script)
சதுர்முக² (Tamil script)
చతుర్ముఖ (Telugu script)
จตุรฺมุข (Thai script)
ཙ་ཏུ་རྨུ་ཁ (Tibetan script)
𑒔𑒞𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒧𑒳𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
𑨣𑨙𑨃𑨫𑩇𑨢𑨃𑨌 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

चतुर् (catur) +‎ मुख (mukha).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.tuɾ.mu.kʰɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.t̪uɾ.mu.kʰɐ/

Adjective

चतुर्मुख • (caturmukha) stem

four-faced

Proper noun

चतुर्मुख • (caturmukha) stem, m

(Hinduism) Brahma

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀘𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀼𑀔 (caümmukha)
- Kumaoni: चौमू (caumū), चौमुवाँ (caumuwā̃)
- Odia: ଚଉମୁହାଁ (caumuhā̃)
→ Tamil: சதுர்முகன் (caturmukaṉ)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “caturmukha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press