तनख़्वाह (tanakhvaah)
noun
A single-sense everyday word meaning 'salary' or 'wages' -- the money you get paid regularly for a job.
Sense
1
:
salary, wages
noun, feminine
Synonyms: वेतन (vetan, formal), पगार (pagaar)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word everyone actually uses at the office or in the market when talking about pay day -- 'तनख़्वाह कब मिलेगी? (tanakhvaah kab milegii?, when will the salary come?)' is a classic end-of-month question in any Indian household. वेतन (vetan) is what you will see on an official payslip or in a government form, but तनख़्वाह (tanakhvaah) is what you will hear spoken out loud.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say तनख्वाह (tanakhvaah) -- this is a common casual spelling and is widely understood, but the ख़ (kh) with nuqta reflects the word's Persian origin and is the more careful form. 2) The verb usually paired with this noun is मिलना (milnaa) -- 'तनख़्वाह मिलती है (tanakhvaah miltii hai, the salary is received)' -- rather than पाना (paanaa), which sounds stiffer here.
Sample Sentences:
इस महीने तनख़्वाह अभी तक नहीं आई।
This month's salary hasn't come yet.
(is mahiine tanakhvaah abhii tak nahiin aaii।)
तनख़्वाह कब मिलेगी?
When will the salary come?
(tanakhvaah kab milegii?)
वो हर महीने की पहली तारीख़ को अपनी तनख़्वाह चेक करता है।
He checks his salary on the first of every month.
(vo har mahiine kii pahlii taariikh ko apnii tanakhvaah chek kartaa hai।)
मेरी तनख़्वाह पूरी घर के ख़र्चों में चली जाती है।
My whole salary goes into household expenses.
(merii tanakhvaah poorii ghar ke kharchon men chalii jaatii hai।)
अगर उसकी तनख़्वाह बढ़ती तो वो नई गाड़ी ले लेता।
If his salary had increased, he would have bought a new car.
(agar uskii tanakhvaah badhtii to vo naii gaadii le letaa।)
बॉस से कहो कि इस बार तनख़्वाह टाइम पर दे दे।
Tell the boss to give the salary on time this time.
(bos se kaho ki is baar tanakhvaah taaim par de de।)
कंपनी में सबकी तनख़्वाह बैंक अकाउंट में सीधे भेजी जाती है।
In the company, everyone's salary is sent directly to their bank account.
(kampnii men sabkii tanakhvaah baink akaaunt men siidhe bhejii jaatii hai।)
शायद इस साल तनख़्वाह में थोड़ा इज़ाफ़ा हो जाए।
Maybe there will be a small increase in salary this year.
(shaayad is saal tanakhvaah men thodaa izaafaa ho jaae।)
पिछले महीने उसकी तनख़्वाह कट गई थी क्योंकि वो कई दिन छुट्टी पर था।
Last month his salary was cut because he was on leave for several days.
(pichhle mahiine uskii tanakhvaah kat gaii thii kyonki vo kaii din chhuttii par thaa।)
यार, तनख़्वाह मिलते ही सारे पैसे उधार वालों को दे दिए।
Dude, as soon as I got my salary I gave all the money to the people I owed.
(yaar, tanakhvaah milte hii saare paise udhaar vaalon ko de die।)
महीने के आख़िर में तनख़्वाह का इंतज़ार करते-करते थक जाते हैं।
By the end of the month, we get tired of waiting for the salary.
(mahiine ke aakhir men tanakhvaah kaa intzaar karte-karte thak jaate hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
तनख़्वाह
(tanakhvaah)
(sg.f.oblique):
तनख़्वाह
(tanakhvaah)
(pl.f.direct):
तनख़्वाहें
(tanakhvaahen)
(pl.f.oblique):
तनख़्वाहों
(tanakhvaahon)