See also: मेहनत Hindi Alternative forms मिहनती (mihnatī) Etymology Borrowed from Classical Persian محنتی (mihnatī). Pronunciation (Delhi) IPA(key): /meːɦ.nə.t̪iː/, [meːʱ.nɐ.t̪iː] Adjective मेहनती • (mehnatī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling محنتی) hard-working laborious difficult Related terms मेहनत करना (mehnat karnā) मेहनत (mehnat) Marathi Etymology From मेहनत (mehnat, “hard work”) + -ई (-ī). Pronunciation IPA(key): /me.ɦən.t̪i/, [mʱeən.t̪iː] Adjective मेहनती • (mehantī) hard-working Synonyms: कष्टकरी (kaṣṭakrī), कष्टाळू (kaṣṭāḷū) References Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेहनती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian StudiesWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.