muKya a. [ muKe AdO BavaH yat ] 1 Relating to the mouth or the face. 2 Chief, principal, foremost, first, preeminent, prominent; dvijAtimuKyaH ; vAramuKyA, yoDamuKyAH &c. — KyaH A leader, guide. — KyaM 1 A principal rite or ordinance. 2 Reading or teaching the Vedas. 3 The month reckoned from new moon to new moon Comp. — arTaH the primary or original (as opp. gERa ) meaning of a word. — cAMdraH the chief lunar month. — nfpaH, -nfpatiH a sovereign monarch, paramount sovereign. — maMtrin m. the prime minister.