मेहनत

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • मिहनत (mihnat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian محنت (mehnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मेहनत (mehnat) f (Urdu spelling محنت)

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

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɦ.nət̪/, [me.nət̪]

Noun

मेहनत (mehnat) f

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

Derived terms

References

  • 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
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), मेहनत-ती”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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