मेहँदी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मेहँदी (mehãdī), मेंहदी (mẽhdī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦən.d̪iː/, [mɛ.ɦɛ̃n̪.d̪iː]

Noun

मेहँदी • (mehndī) f

1. henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)

   Synonym: हिना (hinā)

References

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