मोहिनी

Hindi

भगवान विष्णु का मोहिनी अवतार

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मोहिनी (mohinī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /moː.ɦɪ.niː/

Adjective

मोहिनी • (mohinī)

1. enchanting, bewitching, fascinating
2. deluding, beguiling

Noun

मोहिनी • (mohinī) f (male equivalent मोहन)

1. enchantress, seductress

Declension

Declension of मोहिनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मोहिनी mohinī	मोहिनियाँ mohiniyā̃
oblique	मोहिनी mohinī	मोहिनियों mohiniyõ
vocative	मोहिनी mohinī	मोहिनियो mohiniyo

Proper noun

मोहिनी • (mohinī) f

1. (Hinduism) Mohini, the only female avatar of Shri Vishnu
2. a female given name, Mohini, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of मोहिनी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	मोहिनी mohinī
oblique	मोहिनी mohinī
vocative	मोहिनी mohinī

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मोहिनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4040
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मोहिनी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 623
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मोहिनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 838