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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تنخواه (tanxwāh).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ən.xʋɑːɦ/, , /t̪ən.kʰʋɑːɦ/, , /t̪ən.xɑːɦ/, , /t̪ən.kʰɑːɦ/,
Noun
तनख़्वाह • (tanxvāh) f (Urdu spelling تَنْخواہ)
- salary, wages
- Synonym: वेतन (vetan)
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.
Declension
Declension of तनख़्वाह (fem cons-stem)