مہنا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मेथन (mēthana, “abusive speech”).
Cognates
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /meː˦.ɳäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
مِہْݨا • (mihṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਿਹਣਾ)
- accusation, complaint, aspersion
- تَیْنُوْں مِہۡݨا چاک دا دے کَیْدوْ، وِچّ پرھے دے شور مچایا اِی (Heer - Waris Shah)
- By accusing you of (consorting with) a cowherd, Kaido has kicked up a storm in the village council.
- taunt, gibe
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مِہْݨا (mihṇā) | مِہْݨے (mihṇe) |
| oblique | مِہْݨے (mihṇe) | مِہْݨیْاں (mihṇiyāṉ) |
| vocative | مِہْݨیْا (mihṇiyā) | مِہْݨیو (mihṇeyo) |
| ablative | مِہْݨیوں (mihṇeyoṉ) | مِہْݨیْاں (mihṇiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | مِہْݨِیں (mihṇīṉ) |
| instrumental | مِہْݨے (mihṇe) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مِہنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਮਿਹਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mēthana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press