مهندي

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀁𑀢 (mahaṃta), from Sanskrit महान्त् (mahā́nt). Cognate with Awadhi महतिया (mahtiyā) and Gujarati મહેતો (maheto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦən.d̪iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

مَهَنديِ • (mahandī) f

1. sister-in-law (husband's sister)

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “مهندي”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahā́nt”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 572