منڈا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• مُڑا (muṛā) — dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Doublet of مُنّا (munnā).

Pronunciation

• (Majhi) IPA^(key): /mʊɳ.ɖäː/

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• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

مُنْڈا • (munḍā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁੰਡਾ)

1. lad
2. male child, boy

   Synonyms: کُڑا (kuṛā), کاکا (kākā)

Declension

Declension of منڈا

	singular	plural
direct	مُنڈا (munḍā)	مُنڈے (munḍe)
oblique	مُنڈے (munḍe)	مُنڈیْاں (munḍiyāṉ)
vocative	مُنڈیْا (munḍiyā)	مُنڈیو (munḍeyo)
ablative	مُنڈیوں (munḍeyoṉ)	مُنڈیْاں (munḍiyāṉ)
locative	–	مُنڈِیں (munḍīṉ)
instrumental	مُنڈے (munḍe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مُنڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “مُنڈا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊn.ɖɑː/

Adjective

مُنْڈا • (muṇḍā) (Hindi spelling मुंडा)

1. having the head shaven, bald
2. hornless (as an ox)
3. without top leaves or branches (as a tree)
4. without a pinnacle (as a mosque)
5. open at the toe (as a shoe)

Declension

Declension of منڈا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	مُنْڈا (muṇḍā)	مُنْڈے (muṇḍe)		مُنْڈی (muṇḍī)	مُنْڈی (muṇḍī)
indirect	مُنْڈے (muṇḍe)	مُنْڈے (muṇḍe)		مُنْڈی (muṇḍī)	مُنْڈی (muṇḍī)

Noun

مُنْڈا • (muṇḍā) m (Hindi spelling मुंडा)

1. a man or boy having a shaved head
2. a disciple, attendant, lad

Declension

Declension of منڈا

	singular	plural
direct	مُنْڈا (muṇḍā)	مُنْڈے (muṇḍe)
oblique	مُنْڈے (muṇḍe)	مُنْڈوں (muṇḍõ)
vocative	مُنْڈے (muṇḍe)	مُنْڈو (muṇḍo)

Further reading

• “منڈا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “منڈا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Ushojo

Noun

منڈا (manḍā)

1. race