म्लानि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit म्लानि (mlāni).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mlɑː.niː/, [mläː.niː]

Noun

म्लानि • (mlāni) f

1. withering, fading, languishing
2. weariness, lassitude
3. (phytopathology) wilt, wilting
4. dejection, melancholy
5. foulness, filth
6. dark areas (of the moon's surface).

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “म्लानि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “म्लानि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “म्लानि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.