Sweets in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Sweets” in Hindi is मिठाई, pronounced mithaai — 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.
plural of sweet
Etymology tree
Prakrit मिट्ठ (miṭṭha)
Hindi मीठा (mīṭhā)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas
Sanskrit -इक (-ika)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas
Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)
Prakrit -इय (-iya)
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Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
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Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ.
Hindi -ई (-ī)
Hindi मिठाई
From मीठा (mīṭhā, “sweet”, adj.) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Bengali মিঠাই (miṭhai).
Quick facts about “Sweets”
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Prakrit मिट्ठ (miṭṭha)
Hindi मीठा (mīṭhā)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas
Sanskrit -इक (-ika)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas
Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)
Prakrit -इय (-iya)
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Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
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Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ.
Hindi -ई (-ī)
Hindi मिठाई
From मीठा (mīṭhā, “sweet”, adj.) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Bengali মিঠাই (miṭhai).
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