कुम्हड़ा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀁𑀟 (kumhaṃḍa), ultimately from a substrate language. The Middle Indo-Aryan word was hypercorrected into Sanskrit कुष्माण्ड (kuṣmāṇḍa). Cognate with Assamese কোমোৰা (kümüra).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editकुम्हड़ा • (kumhaṛā) m (Urdu spelling کمھڑا)
Declension
editDeclension of कुम्हड़ा (masc ā-stem)
Alternative forms
edit- कोंहड़ा (kõhṛā)
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṣmāṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press