तनख़्वाह

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • तन्ख़्वाह (tanxvāh), तनख़ाह (tanxāh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تنخواه (tanxwāh).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ən.xʋɑːɦ/, [t̪ɐ̃n.xʋäːʱ], /t̪ən.kʰʋɑːɦ/, [t̪ɐ̃n.kʰʋäːʱ], /t̪ən.xɑːɦ/, [t̪ɐ̃n.xäːʱ], /t̪ən.kʰɑːɦ/, [t̪ɐ̃n.kʰäːʱ]

Noun

तनख़्वाह • (tanxvāh) f (Urdu spelling تَنْخواہ)

  1. salary, wages
    Synonym: वेतन (vetan)
    मेरी तनख़्वाह बहुत कम है, मुझे और पैसे की ज़रूरत है।
    merī tanxvāh bahut kam hai, mujhe aur paise kī zarūrat hai.
    My wages are too low, I need more money.

Declension

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