मँगनी

Hindi

Etymology

From माँगना (māṅgnā) +‎ -नी (-nī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məŋɡ.niː/, [mɐ̃ŋɡ.niː]

Noun

मँगनी • (maṅgnī) f (Urdu spelling منگنی)

1. the act of asking; something asked
2. engagement, betrothal

   Synonyms: सगाई (sagāī), निसबत (nisbat)

Declension

Declension of मँगनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मँगनी maṅgnī	मँगनियाँ maṅgniyā̃
oblique	मँगनी maṅgnī	मँगनियों maṅgniyõ
vocative	मँगनी maṅgnī	मँगनियो maṅgniyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मँगनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press