मेंढा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मेंढ़ा (mẽṛhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀁𑀠 (meṃḍha), from Sanskrit मेण्ढ (meṇḍha), from Munda.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /meːɳ.ɖʱɑː/, [mẽːɳ.ɖʱäː]

Noun

मेंढा • (meṇḍhā) m (Urdu spelling مینڈھا)

1. ram
2. (regional) billy-goat

Declension

Declension of मेंढा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मेंढा meṇḍhā	मेंढे meṇḍhe
oblique	मेंढे meṇḍhe	मेंढों meṇḍhõ
vocative	मेंढे meṇḍhe	मेंढो meṇḍho

References

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