महंगा

See also: महँगा

Hindi

Alternative forms

महँगा (mahãgā)

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 (mahaggha), from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha), from महा (mahā, “great, large, enormous”) +‎ अर्घ (arghá, “price”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛːʱŋ.ɡɑː/

Adjective

महंगा • (mahaṅgā) (Urdu spelling مہنگا‎)

expensive, costly
यह समान मेरे लिए बहुत महंगा पड़ेगा।
yah samān mere lie bahut mahaṅgā paṛegā.
This stuff will be pretty expensive for me.

Antonym: सस्ता (sastā)
(figuratively) dear, precious

Declension

Declension of महंगा
	Masculine			Feminine
	Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
Direct	महंगा mahaṅgā	महंगे mahaṅge		महंगी mahaṅgī	महंगी mahaṅgī
Oblique	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगे mahaṅge		महंगी mahaṅgī	महंगी mahaṅgī
Vocative	महंगे mahaṅge	महंगे mahaṅge		महंगी mahaṅgī	महंगी mahaṅgī

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mahārgha (9954)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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