महंगा
See also: महँगा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- महँगा (mahaṅgā), महङ्गा (mahaṅgā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 (mahaggha), from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha), from महा (mahā, “great, large, enormous”) + अर्घ (arghá, “price”). Compare Punjabi ਮਹਿੰਗਾ (mahiṅgā) / مَہِن٘گا (mahiṉgā), Gujarati મોંઘું (moṅghũ), Marathi महाग (mahāg), Konkani म्हारग (mhārag), Assamese মহঙা (mohoṅa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəŋ.ɡɑː/, [mɛ.ɦɛ̃ŋ.ɡäː]
Adjective
महंगा • (mahaṅgā) (Urdu spelling مہن٘گا)
- expensive, costly
- Antonym: सस्ता (sastā)
- यह समान मेरे लिए बहुत महंगा पड़ेगा।
- yah samān mere lie bahut mahaṅgā paṛegā.
- This stuff will be pretty expensive for me.
- (figuratively) dear, precious
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | महंगा mahaṅgā |
महंगे mahaṅge |
महंगी mahaṅgī |
महंगी mahaṅgī |
| oblique | महंगे mahaṅge |
महंगे mahaṅge |
महंगी mahaṅgī |
महंगी mahaṅgī |
| vocative | महंगे mahaṅge |
महंगे mahaṅge |
महंगी mahaṅgī |
महंगी mahaṅgī |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महँगा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahārgha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press