मेंधी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मेन्धी (mendhī)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेन्धी (mendhī). Doublet of मेंधिका (mendhikā) and मेहँदी (mehãdī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /meːn.d̪ʱiː/, [mẽːn̪.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

मेंधी • (mendhī) f (rare)

1. henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)

   Synonyms: हिना (hinā), मेंधिका (mendhikā)

Declension

Declension of मेंधी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मेंधी mendhī	मेंधियाँ mendhiyā̃
oblique	मेंधी mendhī	मेंधियों mendhiyõ
vocative	मेंधी mendhī	मेंधियो mendhiyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मेंधी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha