As a Hindi name
मेन्धी · mendhī · s.f.
= meṅhdī, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1108
मेंधी · feminine
henna (Lawsonia inermis and its dye)
मेन्धी · feminine
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मेन्धी — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेन्धी (mendhī). Doublet of मेंधिका (mendhikā) and मेहँदी (mehãdī).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mendhikā or mendhī f. Lawsonia Alba (a plant used for dyeing), L.
mendhī f. (-ndhī) A plant, from the leaves of which a reddish dye is prepared, with which the palms of the hands, tips of the fingers, soles of the feet, and finger nails are stained, (Lawsonia inermis); also mendhikā.
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
mendhikā or mendhī Lawsonia Alba (a plant used for dyeing)
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mendhikā or mendhī f. Lawsonia Alba (a plant used for dyeing), L.
mendhī f. (-ndhī) A plant, from the leaves of which a reddish dye is prepared, with which the palms of the hands, tips of the fingers, soles of the feet, and finger nails are stained, (Lawsonia inermis); also mendhikā.
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