मँगनी
Hindi
Etymology
From माँगना (māṅgnā) + -नी (-nī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /məŋɡ.niː/, [mɐ̃ŋɡ.niː]
Noun
मँगनी • (maṅgnī) f (Urdu spelling منگنی)
- the act of asking; something asked
- engagement, betrothal
- Synonyms: सगाई (sagāī), निसबत (nisbat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मँगनी maṅgnī |
मँगनियाँ maṅgniyā̃ |
| oblique | मँगनी maṅgnī |
मँगनियों maṅgniyõ |
| vocative | मँगनी maṅgnī |
मँगनियो maṅgniyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मँगनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press