مہنگائی
Urdu
Etymology
From مہن٘گا (mahaṅgā, “expensive”) + ـی (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəŋ.ɡɑː.iː/, [mɛ.ɦɛŋ.ɡɑː.iː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː.iː, -iː
Noun
مَہَن٘گائی • (mahaṅgāī) m (Hindi spelling महंगाई)
- costliness, expensiveness
- (loosely) inflation
Declension
| Declension of مہنگائی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) | مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) |
| oblique | مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) | مہن٘گائیوں (mahaṅgā'iyō̃) |
| vocative | مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) | مہن٘گائیو (mahaṅgā'iyō) |
References
- “مہنگائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مہنگائی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.