महीन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مهین (mihīn).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦiːn/, [mɐ.ɦĩːn]
Adjective
महीन • (mahīn) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مہین)
- delicate, gentle
- fine, finely-ground
- Antonym: मोटा (moṭā)
- महीन आटा ― mahīn āṭā ― finely-ground flour
- feeble, light
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press