bhadramukha

masc voc sg of bhadramukha (noun)

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

Built from

bhadra — root · auspicious, fortunate
An adjective meaning lucky or good fortune; the spatial sense is outward-shining brightness, hence prosperity and good omen.
mukha — root · face, mouth
The face as the forward-turned surface; also used for opening or entrance. Root √muh underlies the turning of the face toward the speaker.

Analysis. bhadra (auspicious, fortunate) + mukha (face); a term of affectionate address combining the sense of auspiciousness with appearance or presence—literally 'fortunate-faced' or 'one with an auspicious countenance'.

Etymology. bhadra from Indo-European *bha-dro- (good, fortunate), related to Sanskrit bhadra (auspicious, from √bhand, to shine), and potentially cognate with English blade and related Germanic words denoting shining or bright things; mukha (face, mouth) from √muh (to turn, face), cognate with Sanskrit mukha and distantly related to English words like move.

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

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