कुम्हड़ा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀁𑀟 (kumhaṃḍa), ultimately from a substrate language. The Middle Indo-Aryan word was hypercorrected into Sanskrit कुष्माण्ड (kuṣmāṇḍa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
कुम्हड़ा • (kumhaṛā) m (Urdu spelling کمھڑا)
Declension edit
Declension 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