मेहँदी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मेंहदी (mẽhdī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā). Doublet of मेंधिका (mendhikā) and मेंधी (mendhī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /meː.ɦə̃.d̪iː/
Noun
मेहँदी • (mehãdī) f (Urdu spelling مِہن٘دی)
- henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)
- Synonym: हिना (hinā)
Declension
Declension of मेहँदी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | मेहँदी mehãdī | मेहँदियाँ mehãdiyā̃ |
oblique | मेहँदी mehãdī | मेहँदियों mehãdiyõ |
vocative | मेहँदी mehãdī | मेहँदियो mehãdiyo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मेहँदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press