મેંદી

Gujarati

Alternative forms
  • મેદી (medī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā). Cognate with Hindustani مہنْدِی / मेहंदी (mehandī) and Marathi मेंदी (mendī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.d̪i/, [mɛn.d̪iː]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: મેં‧દી

Noun

મેંદી • (mendī) f

  1. henna; the plant (Lawsonia inermis)
  2. henna; dye prepared from (Lawsonia inermis)

Synonyms
  • (plant, dye): હિના (hinā)
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