गन्ध

See also: गन्धि

Hindi

Noun

गन्ध • (gandh) f

  1. Alternative spelling of गंध (gandh)

Declension

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

गन्ध m

  1. Devanagari script form of gandha (“smell”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *g(ʰ)andʰ- (to smell); further etymology unknown, and likely a borrowing, perhaps from the BMAC substrate.[1] Alternative theories consider a relation to गध्य (gadhya, to be seized or gained as booty), citing a semantic parallel with सुरभि (surabhi, sweet-smelling, fragrant, literally seizing pleasantly) and its root रभ् (rabh, to grasp).[2] Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌 (gaiṇti, stench), 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌 (dužgaiṇti, smelling badly), Sogdian γnt (stench), Persian گنده (gande, stench), Northern Luri گںن (gən).

Pronunciation

Noun

गन्ध • (gandhá) stem, m

  1. odor, smell, fragrance
  2. fragrant substance, perfume

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गन्ध (gandhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गन्धः
gandháḥ
गन्धौ / गन्धा¹
gandhaú / gandhā́¹
गन्धाः / गन्धासः¹
gandhā́ḥ / gandhā́saḥ¹
Vocative गन्ध
gándha
गन्धौ / गन्धा¹
gándhau / gándhā¹
गन्धाः / गन्धासः¹
gándhāḥ / gándhāsaḥ¹
Accusative गन्धम्
gandhám
गन्धौ / गन्धा¹
gandhaú / gandhā́¹
गन्धान्
gandhā́n
Instrumental गन्धेन
gandhéna
गन्धाभ्याम्
gandhā́bhyām
गन्धैः / गन्धेभिः¹
gandhaíḥ / gandhébhiḥ¹
Dative गन्धाय
gandhā́ya
गन्धाभ्याम्
gandhā́bhyām
गन्धेभ्यः
gandhébhyaḥ
Ablative गन्धात्
gandhā́t
गन्धाभ्याम्
gandhā́bhyām
गन्धेभ्यः
gandhébhyaḥ
Genitive गन्धस्य
gandhásya
गन्धयोः
gandháyoḥ
गन्धानाम्
gandhā́nām
Locative गन्धे
gandhé
गन्धयोः
gandháyoḥ
गन्धेषु
gandhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Pali: gandha
  • Indonesian: ganda
  • Lü: ᦅᧃᦒᦱ (kanthaa)
  • Punjabi: ਗੰਧ (gandh)
  • Tamil: கந்தம் (kantam)
  • Tagalog: ganda
  • Thai: คันธะ (kan-tá)

References

  1. Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 103-104
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 461-2
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