संदेसा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁂𑀲 (saṃdesa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit संदेश (saṃdeśa, “message”). Doublet of संदेश (sandeś).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
संदेसा • (sandesā) m (Urdu spelling سنديسا)
- information, news, tidings, intelligence, report
- message, commission, command, direction
- embassy, a present
Declension edit
Declension of संदेसा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- संदेसी (sandesī, “messager”)
References edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “سنديسا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संदेसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press