मेंधिका

Hindi

Alternative forms

मेन्धिका (mendhikā)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā). Doublet of मेंधी (mendhī) and मेहँदी (mehãdī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /meːn.d̪ʱɪ.kɑː/, [mẽːn̪.d̪ʱɪ.käː]

Noun

मेंधिका • (mendhikā) f (rare)

henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)
Synonyms: हिना (hinā), मेंधी (mendhī)

Declension

Declension of *मेंधिका* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मेंधिका mendhikā	मेंधिकाएँ mendhikāẽ
oblique	मेंधिका mendhikā	मेंधिकाओं mendhikāõ
vocative	मेंधिका mendhikā	मेंधिकाओ mendhikāo

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मेंधिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha