महंगा
Hindi
adj
Definitions
- expensive, costly
- (figuratively) dear, precious
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 inherited from Sanskrit महार्घ, महा (great, large, enormous, buffalo, big) + Sanskrit अर्घ (price, worth, value).
Origin
Sanskrit
अर्घ
Gloss
price, worth, value
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
価, 値
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mahā English
- *h₁elgʷʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elgʷʰos Proto-Indo-European
- 摩訶 Japanese
- अर्घ Sanskrit
- महर्द्धिक Sanskrit
- महा Sanskrit
- महाप्राण Sanskrit
- महायान Sanskrit
- महार्घ Sanskrit
- महारानी Hindi
- महावीर Hindi
- อรรฆ Thai
- అర్ఘము Telugu
- harga Malay
- maha- Malay
- মহঙা Assamese
- 摩訶 Chinese
- aggha Pali
- mahaggha Pali
- महा Pali
- મોંઘું Gujarati
- *Hargʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- មហាក្សត្រ Central Khmer
- *Hargʰás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *maźʰā́ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀖 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀖 Maharastri Prakrit
- ਮਹਿੰਗਾ Panjabi, Punjabi
- म्हारग Konkani