मुख्य (mukhy)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'main, chief, principal' -- used constantly in news, formal speech, and everyday descriptions of what matters most.
Sense
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main, chief, principal
adjective
Synonyms: प्रमुख (pramukh), असली (aslii, meaning scope: 'real/main' overlap only), खास (khaas, meaning scope: 'special' overlap only)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly on the news: मुख्यमंत्री (mukhymantrii, 'chief minister') and मुख्य सचिव (mukhy sachiv, 'chief secretary') are everyday political titles built directly on this word, so मुख्य (mukhy) itself starts to feel like the Hindi word for 'chief' in an official, headline sense as much as a casual one.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to inflect मुख्य (mukhy) like a variable adjective (मुख्या, मुख्ये), but it stays invariant regardless of the noun's gender or number -- मुख्य बात (mukhy baat, 'main point'), मुख्य कारण (mukhy kaaran, 'main reason'), मुख्य लोग (mukhy log, 'main people') all keep the same form. 2) मुख्य (mukhy) describes importance/centrality, not simply 'first' -- for that, learners should reach for पहला (pahlaa) instead.
Sample Sentences:
दिल्ली भारत की राजधानी है, लेकिन मुंबई मुख्य व्यावसायिक शहर है।
Delhi is India's capital, but Mumbai is the main commercial city.
(dillii bhaarat kii raajdhaanii hai, lekin mumbaii mukhy vyaavsaayik shahar hai।)
मुख्यमंत्री ने आज एक नई योजना का ऐलान किया।
The chief minister announced a new scheme today.
(mukhymantrii ne aaj ek naii yojnaa kaa ailaan kiyaa।)
इस कहानी का मुख्य किरदार एक अनाथ लड़का है।
The main character of this story is an orphan boy.
(is kahaanii kaa mukhy kirdaar ek anaath ladkaa hai।)
कृपया मुख्य द्वार से अंदर आइए, पीछे वाला रास्ता बंद है।
Please come in through the main gate, the back way is closed.
(kripyaa mukhy dvaar se andar aaie, piichhe vaalaa raastaa band hai।)
मुख्य सचिव ने सभी अधिकारियों के साथ बैठक बुलाई थी।
The chief secretary had called a meeting with all the officers.
(mukhy sachiv ne sabhii adhikaariyon ke saath baithak bulaaii thii।)
अगर बिजली का मुख्य स्विच बंद कर दिया जाए, तो सारा घर अंधेरे में डूब जाएगा।
If the main electricity switch were turned off, the whole house would plunge into darkness.
(agar bijlii kaa mukhy svich band kar diyaa jaae, to saaraa ghar andhere men doob jaaegaa।)
समस्या की मुख्य वजह पानी की कमी बताई जा रही है।
The main reason for the problem is being cited as the shortage of water.
(samasyaa kii mukhy vajah paanii kii kamii bataaii jaa rahii hai।)
अगर वह मेहनत करता, तो टीम का मुख्य खिलाड़ी बन जाता।
If he had worked hard, he would have become the team's main player.
(agar vah mehnat kartaa, to tiim kaa mukhy khilaadii ban jaataa।)
हर रोज़ अखबार का मुख्य पन्ना राजनीति की खबरों से भरा रहता है।
Every day the newspaper's front (main) page stays full of political news.
(har roz akhbaar kaa mukhy pannaa raajniiti kii khabron se bharaa rahtaa hai।)
यार, असली मुद्दा छोड़ो, बस मुख्य बात पर आओ।
Dude, forget all that, just come to the main point.
(yaar, aslii muddaa chhodo, bas mukhy baat par aao।)
क्या तुम मुख्य सड़क पर मिल सकते हो, बाकी गलियां मुझे याद नहीं?
Can you meet me on the main road, I don't remember the rest of the lanes?
(kyaa tum mukhy sadak par mil sakte ho, baakii galiyaan mujhe yaad nahiin?)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
मुख्य
(mukhy)