गैंडा
See also: गुंडा
Bhojpuri edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka).
Noun edit
गैंडा (gaiṇḍā) m (Kaithi 𑂏𑂶𑂁𑂙𑂰)
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From a variant of Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”). This word, along with खड्ग “rhinoceros, rhino horn, sword, reed”, appears to be of substrate origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गैंडा • (gaiṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling گینڈا)
- rhinoceros
- गैंडे का सींग ― gaiṇḍe kā sīṅg ― horn of a rhinoceros
Declension edit
Declension of गैंडा (masc ā-stem)
Alternative forms edit
- गेंडा (geṇḍā)
Nepali edit
Alternative forms edit
- गैँडा (ga͠iḍā)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गैंडा • (ga͠iḍā)
References edit
- “गैंडा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गैंडा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar