मुंडन

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊɳ.ɖən/, [mʊ̃ɳ.ɖɐ̃n]

Noun

मुंडन • (muṇḍan) m

1. (Hinduism) the first shaving of the hair on a child's head
2. tonsure

Declension

Declension of मुंडन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुंडन muṇḍan	मुंडन muṇḍan
oblique	मुंडन muṇḍan	मुंडनों muṇḍanõ
vocative	मुंडन muṇḍan	मुंडनो muṇḍano

See also

• सिर (sir)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मुंडन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुंडन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press