Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil ஆமண்டம் (āmaṇṭam, castor-oil plant). Related to मण्ड (maṇḍa, castor-oil plant).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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आमण्ड (āmaṇḍa) stemn

  1. the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis (a species of potherb)

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of आमण्ड (āmaṇḍa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आमण्डम्
āmaṇḍam
आमण्डे
āmaṇḍe
आमण्डानि / आमण्डा¹
āmaṇḍāni / āmaṇḍā¹
Vocative आमण्ड
āmaṇḍa
आमण्डे
āmaṇḍe
आमण्डानि / आमण्डा¹
āmaṇḍāni / āmaṇḍā¹
Accusative आमण्डम्
āmaṇḍam
आमण्डे
āmaṇḍe
आमण्डानि / आमण्डा¹
āmaṇḍāni / āmaṇḍā¹
Instrumental आमण्डेन
āmaṇḍena
आमण्डाभ्याम्
āmaṇḍābhyām
आमण्डैः / आमण्डेभिः¹
āmaṇḍaiḥ / āmaṇḍebhiḥ¹
Dative आमण्डाय
āmaṇḍāya
आमण्डाभ्याम्
āmaṇḍābhyām
आमण्डेभ्यः
āmaṇḍebhyaḥ
Ablative आमण्डात्
āmaṇḍāt
आमण्डाभ्याम्
āmaṇḍābhyām
आमण्डेभ्यः
āmaṇḍebhyaḥ
Genitive आमण्डस्य
āmaṇḍasya
आमण्डयोः
āmaṇḍayoḥ
आमण्डानाम्
āmaṇḍānām
Locative आमण्डे
āmaṇḍe
आमण्डयोः
āmaṇḍayoḥ
आमण्डेषु
āmaṇḍeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “आमण्ड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 146/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 22; 382-3