As a deity name
Name 14 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
दुर्मुख · noun · masculine
घोड़ा · राम की सेना का एक बंदर · महिषासुर के एक सेनापति का नाम — Śabdasāgara
दुर्मुख · adj
जिसका मुख बुरा हो । विकृत मुख का । बदसूरत · बुरे वचन बोलनेवाला । कटुभाषी । अप्रियवादी — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "दुर्मुख" is दुर्- + मुख: मुख means "mouth", and the prefix दुर्- forms evil, difficult. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §3(11) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
ugly-faced, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
dur—mukha mf(ī)n. ugly-faced, MBh.; R. &c.
foul-mouthed, abusive, scurrilous, Bhartṛ. ii, 59
dur—mukha m. a horse, L.
a serpent, L.
N. of the 29th year of the cycle of Jupiter (lasting 60 years), Var.; Sūryas.
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