Stipend in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “stipend” in Hindi is वज़ीफ़ा, pronounced vajiphaa — 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 sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
The noun is derived from Late Middle English stipend, stipende (“salary, wage”) [and other forms], from Old French stipende, stipendie, from Latin stīpendium (“contribution; dues; impost, tax; tribute; military pay or stipend; military service”), from *stipipendium, *stippendium, from stips (“alms; contribution, donation, gift”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“erect; stiff”)) + pendere (the present active infinitive of pendō (“to cause to hang down or suspend; to weigh, weigh out; (hence) to pay”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull; to spin; to stretch”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
The verb is derived from the noun.
Cognates
* Italian stipendio
* Portuguese estipêndio
* Spanish estipendio
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The verb is derived from the noun.
Cognates
* Italian stipendio
* Portuguese estipêndio
* Spanish estipendio
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