महंगा

See also: महँगा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• महँगा (mahaṅgā), महङ्गा (mahaṅgā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 (mahaggha), from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha), from महा (mahā, “great, large, enormous”) +‎ अर्घ (arghá, “price”). Compare Punjabi ਮਹਿੰਗਾ (mahiṅgā) / مَہِن٘گا (mahiṉgā), Gujarati મોંઘું (moṅghũ), Marathi महाग (mahāg), Konkani म्हारग (mhārag), Assamese মহঙা (mohoṅa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦəŋ.ɡɑː/, [mɛ.ɦɛ̃ŋ.ɡäː]

Adjective

महंगा • (mahaṅgā) (Urdu spelling مہن٘گا)

1. expensive, costly

   Antonym: सस्ता (sastā)

   यह समान मेरे लिए बहुत महंगा पड़ेगा।

   yah samān mere lie bahut mahaṅgā paṛegā.

   This stuff will be pretty expensive for me.

2. (figuratively) dear, precious

Declension

Declension of महंगा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	महंगा mahaṅgā	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगी mahaṅgī	महंगी mahaṅgī
oblique	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगी mahaṅgī	महंगी mahaṅgī
vocative	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगी mahaṅgī	महंगी mahaṅgī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “महँगा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahārgha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press