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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محنتی (mihnatī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nə.t̪iː/,
Adjective
मेहनती • (mehnatī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling محنتی)
- hard-working
- laborious
- difficult
Marathi
Etymology
From मेहनत (mehnat, “hard work”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
मेहनती • (mehantī)
- hard-working
- Synonyms: कष्टकरी (kaṣṭakrī), कष्टाळू (kaṣṭāḷū)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेहनती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies