مہنگائی

Urdu

Etymology

From مہن٘گا‎ (mahaṅgā, “expensive”) +‎ ـی‎ (-ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəŋ.ɡɑː.iː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /mə.ɦəŋ.ɡɑː.iː/, [mɛ.ɦɛŋ.ɡɑː.iː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.iː, -iː

Noun

مَہَن٘گائی • (mahaṉgā'ī) m (Hindi spelling महंगाई)

  1. costliness, expensiveness
  2. (loosely) inflation

Declension
Declension of مہنگائی
singular plural
direct مہن٘گائی‎ (mahaṅgā'ī) مہن٘گائی‎ (mahaṅgā'ī)
oblique مہن٘گائی‎ (mahaṅgā'ī) مہن٘گائیوں‎ (mahaṅgā'iyō̃)
vocative مہن٘گائی‎ (mahaṅgā'ī) مہن٘گائیو‎ (mahaṅgā'iyō)

References
  • “مہنگائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “مہنگائی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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