See also: گندہ and کنده

Persian

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (gndk' /⁠gandag⁠/, foul, stinking), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *g(ʰ)andʰ- (to smell); see Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha) for more.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ganda
Dari reading? ganda
Iranian reading? gande
Tajik reading? ganda

Adjective

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گَنده (gande) (comparative گَنده‌تَر (gande-tar), superlative گَنده‌تَرین (gande-tarin))

  1. fetid, stenchy
  2. rotten, decayed, putrid
  3. (Tajiki) bad
Derived terms
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  • گندگی (gandegi, gandagi, stench, putridity)
References
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  1. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گنده”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
  2. PAHLAVICA - "gndk'".
  3. Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 103-104

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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گُنده (gonde)

  1. large, huge, massive

Etymology 3

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Adverb

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گَنده (ganda)

  1. (Tajiki) very