मेहँदी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मेंहदी (mẽhdī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā). Doublet of मेंधिका (mendhikā) and मेंधी (mendhī). Cognate with Marathi मेंदी (mendī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /meː.ɦə̃.d̪iː/, [meː.ɦɐ̃.d̪iː]
Noun
मेहँदी • (mehãdī) f (Urdu spelling مِہَن٘دی)
- henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)
- Synonym: हिना (hinā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मेहँदी mehãdī |
मेहँदियाँ mehãdiyā̃ |
| oblique | मेहँदी mehãdī |
मेहँदियों mehãdiyõ |
| vocative | मेहँदी mehãdī |
मेहँदियो mehãdiyo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मेहँदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press