Mehndi (noun)
men-dee
The art or practice of painting elaborate patterns on the skin with henna.
Mehndi, “the art of painting patterns with henna,” is a borrowing from Hindi. Hindi and numerous other languages of the Indian subcontinent (including Bengali, Marathi, and Punjabi) come from Sanskrit.
Example sentences
“Her sister practiced the beautiful, intricate patterns of mehndi on us.”
