प्रचंड

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रचण्ड (pracaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.t͡ʃəɳɖ/, [pɾɐ.t͡ʃɐ̃ɳɖ]

Adjective

प्रचंड • (pracaṇḍ) (indeclinable)

1. intense, strong

   चुनाव में मुक्तिवादियों की प्रचंड जीत हुई।

   cunāv mẽ muktivādiyõ kī pracaṇḍ jīt huī.

   The libertarians triumphed [lit. had an intense victory] in the election.

2. raging, burning
3. excessive

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रचंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रचण्ड (pracaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾə.t͡ɕəɳ.ɖə/

Adjective

प्रचंड • (pracaṇḍa)

1. huge
2. extreme, excessive
3. outrageous
4. stupendous

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “प्रचंड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रचंड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रचण्ड (pracaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʌt͡sʌɳɖʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: प्रचण्ड

Adjective

प्रचंड • (pracaṇḍa)

1. huge
2. extreme, excessive
3. outrageous
4. stupendous