तनख़्वाह

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • तन्ख़्वाह (tanxvāh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تنخواه (tanxwāh).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ən.xʋɑːɦ/, [t̪ə̃n̪.xʋäːɦ], /t̪ən.kʰʋɑːɦ/, [t̪ə̃n̪.kʰʋäːɦ], /t̪ən.xɑːɦ/, [t̪ə̃n̪.xäːɦ], /t̪ən.kʰɑːɦ/, [t̪ə̃n̪.kʰäːɦ]

Noun

तनख़्वाह (tanxvāh) f (Urdu spelling تنخواہ)

  1. salary, wages
    मेरी तनख़्वाह बहुत कम है, मुझे और पैसे की ज़रूरत है।
    merī tanxvāh bahut kam hai, mujhe aur paise kī zarūrat hai.
    My wages are too low, I need more money.
    Synonym: वेतन (vetan)

Declension

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