करौंदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• करोंदा (karondā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀓𑀭𑀯𑀁𑀤 (*karavaṃda), 𑀓𑀭𑀫𑀁𑀤 (karamaṃda), 𑀓𑀭𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤 (karamadda), from Sanskrit करमर्द (karamarda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾɔːn.d̪ɑː/, [kɐ.ɾɔ̃ːn̪.d̪äː]

Noun

करौंदा • (karaundā) m (Urdu spelling کروندا)

1. the shrub Carissa carandas or its flower

Declension

Declension of करौंदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करौंदा karaundā	करौंदे karaunde
oblique	करौंदे karaunde	करौंदों karaundõ
vocative	करौंदे karaunde	करौंदो karaundo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करौंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karamarda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press