ओंठ (onth)

noun A body-part noun meaning 'lip'; it is a variant spelling closely related to the more common होंठ (honth), which learners will encounter at least as often.
Sense 1 : lip (of the mouth)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: होंठ (honth, more common spelling), लब (lab, literary/poetic)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word in everyday expressions about facial expression and emotion, like ओंठ काटना (onth kaatnaa, 'to bite one's lip', in frustration or restraint) or ओंठ सिलना (onth silnaa, 'to seal one's lips', i.e., stay silent). Older speakers and certain regional or poetic contexts favor ओंठ (onth), while होंठ (honth) dominates in modern spoken Hindi and film lyrics.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often see this spelled होंठ (honth) in textbooks and may not realize ओंठ (onth) is the same word without the initial ह sound; both are used and understood, but होंठ (honth) is the form most commonly written today.
Sample Sentences:
उसके ओंठ सूखे हुए थे। Her lips were dry.
(uske onth sookhe hue the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
गुस्से में उसने अपने ओंठ काट लिए। In anger, he bit his lips.
(gusse men usne apne onth kaat lie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बुढ़िया अपने कांपते ओंठों से कुछ बुदबुदा रही थी। The old woman was muttering something with her trembling lips.
(budhiyaa apne kaampte onthon se kuchh budbudaa rahii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसने अपने ओंठ सिल लिए और कुछ नहीं बोला। He sealed his lips and said nothing.
(usne apne onth sil lie aur kuchh nahiin bolaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अपने ओंठ मत काटो, यह आदत ठीक नहीं है। Don't bite your lips, this habit isn't good.
(apne onth mat kaato, yah aadat thiik nahiin hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यदि उसके ओंठ काँप रहे होते, तो हमें पता चल जाता कि वह डरा हुआ है। If his lips had been trembling, we would have known he was scared.
(yadi uske onth kaamp rahe hote, to hamen pataa chal jaataa ki vah daraa huaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Continuous -- Voice: Active
कवि ने उसके ओंठों की लालिमा का वर्णन बड़े ही सुंदर शब्दों में किया। The poet described the redness of her lips in very beautiful words.
(kavi ne uske onthon kii laalimaa kaa varnan bade hii sundar shabdon men kiyaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसके ओंठों पर एक हल्की मुस्कान थी। There was a faint smile on her lips.
(uske onthon par ek halkii muskaan thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि उसके ओंठ ठंड से फट गए हैं। The doctor said that his lips had cracked from the cold.
(doktar ne kahaa ki uske onth thand se phat gae hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): ओंठ (onth)
(sg.m.oblique): ओंठ (onth)
(pl.m.direct): ओंठ (onth)
(pl.m.oblique): ओंठों (onthon)