मेहनत

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nət̪/, [meːʱ.nɐt̪], /məɦ.nət̪/, [mɛʱ.nɐt̪]

Noun[edit]

मेहनत (mehnatf (Urdu spelling محنت)

  1. effort, labour
    पैसा है मेहनत का फल।paisā hai mehnat kā phal.Money is the result of effort.

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Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna). Compare Gujarati મહેનત (mahenat), Punjabi ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) / محنت (mḥnt), Bengali মেহনত (mehonot).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meɦ.nət̪/, [me.nət̪]

Noun[edit]

मेहनत (mehnatf

  1. effort, labour, hard work
    Synonym: कष्ट (kaṣṭa)

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References[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मेहनत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मेहनत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “मेहनत-ती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).