Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀞𑀡𑁆𑀠 (ṭhaṇḍha, cold, blunted), from 𑀞𑀟𑁆𑀠 (ṭhaḍḍha, sluggish, slow) with contamination of -ṇ- from a derivative of Proto-Dravidian *taṇ (cold), from 𑀣𑀤𑁆𑀥 (thaddha, firm, fixed) with retroflexion, from Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha, firm, stiff),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-tós, with semantic shift. Cognate with Kashmiri थंड् (thaṃḍ), Bengali ঠান্ডা (ṭhanḍa), Nepali ठण्डा (ṭhaṇḍā), Hindi ठंड (ṭhaṇḍ), Marathi थंड (thaṇḍa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ઠંડ (ṭhaṇḍf

  1. cold

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stabdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press