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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nət̪/, , /məɦ.nət̪/,
Noun
मेहनत • (mehnat) f (Urdu spelling محنت)
- effort, labour
- पैसा है मेहनत का फल। ― paisā hai mehnat kā phal. ― Money is the result of effort.
Declension
Declension of मेहनत (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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मेहनत
mehnat
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मेहनतें
mehnatẽ
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| oblique
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मेहनत
mehnat
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मेहनतों
mehnatõ
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| vocative
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मेहनत
mehnat
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मेहनतो
mehnato
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References
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محنت (mihnat), from Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna). Compare Gujarati મહેનત (mahenat), Punjabi ਮਿਹਨਤ (mihnat) / محنت (mḥnt), Bengali মেহনত (mehonot).
Pronunciation
Noun
मेहनत • (mehnat) f
- effort, labour, hard work
- Synonym: कष्ट (kaṣṭa)
Derived terms
- मेहनती (mehnatī, “hardworking”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेहनत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- 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 (1932-1950) “मेहनत-ती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).