Month in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “month” in Hindi is महीना, pronounced mahina — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a time unit of approximately 30 days
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has
Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah
Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h)
Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ)
Classical Persian مَاه (māh)
Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā)bor.
Hindi महीना
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā, “a month; monthly pay”), from مَاه (māh, “moon”).
Quick facts about “month”
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Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has
Proto-Iranian *mā́Hah
Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h)
Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (byʿḥ)
Classical Persian مَاه (māh)
Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā)bor.
Hindi महीना
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَهِینَا (mahīnā, “a month; monthly pay”), from مَاه (māh, “moon”).
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