मेहनत

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nət̪/, [meːʱ.nɐt̪], /məɦ.nət̪/, [mɛʱ.nɐt̪]

Noun

मेहनत • (mehnatf (Urdu spelling محنت)

  1. effort, labour
    पैसा है मेहनत का फल।paisā hai mehnat kā phal.Money is the result of effort.

Declension

Declension of मेहनत (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मेहनत
mehnat
मेहनतें
mehnatẽ
oblique मेहनत
mehnat
मेहनतों
mehnatõ
vocative मेहनत
mehnat
मेहनतो
mehnato

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna). Compare Gujarati મહેનત (mahenat), Punjabi ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) / محنت (mḥnt), Bengali মেহনত (mehonot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɦ.nət̪/, [me.nət̪]

Noun

मेहनत • (mehnatf

  1. effort, labour, hard work
    Synonym: कष्ट (kaṣṭa)

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेहनत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेहनत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मेहनत-ती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)