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مہنگائی

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Urdu

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Etymology

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From مہن٘گا (mahaṅgā, expensive) +‎ ـی ().

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəŋ.ɡɑː.iː/, [mɛ.ɦɛŋ.ɡɑː.iː]
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: مَ‧ہَن٘‧گا‧ئی

Noun

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مَہَن٘گائی (mahaṅgāīm (Hindi spelling महँगाई)

  1. cost of living; inflation

Declension

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    Declension of مہنگائی
singular plural
direct مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī)
oblique مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) مہن٘گائِیوں (mahaṅgā'iyõ)
vocative مہن٘گائی (mahaṅgā'ī) مہن٘گائِیو (mahaṅgā'iyo)

Further reading

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  • مہنگائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مہنگائی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مہنگا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.