दरिंदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درنده (daranda). Compare Punjabi ਦਰਿੰਦਾ (darindā) / دَرِندا (darindā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾɪn.d̪ɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɾɪ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Adjective

दरिंदा • (darindā) (Urdu spelling درندہ)

1. beastly, ferocious, rapacious

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

दरिंदा • (darindā) m (Urdu spelling درندہ)

1. predator, beast of prey

Declension

Declension of दरिंदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरिंदा darindā	दरिंदे darinde
oblique	दरिंदे darinde	दरिंदों darindõ
vocative	दरिंदे darinde	दरिंदो darindo

Derived terms

• दरिंदगी (darindgī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दरिंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press