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bhadramukhāti

bhadramukha

masculine; nominative singular or vocative, with iti particle (quotation/exclamation marker)

1. fine fellow; my dear; dearest; beautiful; lit. lucky face

Built from

• bhadra — root · fortunate, auspicious
  An adjective denoting luck and favor; carries the sense of good omens and blessing.
• mukha — root · face, mouth
  Denotes the front or opening; related to the verb muccati 'to release' and the sense of outward appearance.
• iti — ending · quotation particle
  Marks the boundary of direct speech, address, or cited exclamation; here it frames bhadramukha as a vocative greeting or title.

Analysis. bhadramukha + iti: the substantive or epithet 'bhadramukha' (one with a fortunate face) followed by iti, which marks direct address or citation; often used as a respectful form of address or exclamation.

Etymology. bhadra 'fortunate, auspicious, blessed' (related to Sanskrit bhadrá-, perhaps from PIE *bhat- 'good, favorable'; cf. English better, Old Norse betr); mukha 'face, mouth' (from PIE *muk- 'to blow, open', cognate with Latin mūcus, English muzzle, and Sanskrit mukhá-).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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