गेंडा

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡeːɳ.ɖɑː/, [ɡẽːɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

गेंडा • (geṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling گینڈا)

  1. Alternative spelling of गैंडा (gaiṇḍā)

Marathi

Etymology

From a variant of Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”). Compare Gujarati ગેંડો (geṇḍo), Hindi गैंडा (gaiṇḍā), Sindhi گينڊو / गेंडो (geṇḍo), Punjabi ਗੈਂਡਾ (gaiṇḍā) / گینڈا (genḍā), Nepali गैंडा (gaiṇḍā), Bhojpuri गैंडा (gaiṇḍā) / 𑂏𑂶𑂁𑂙𑂰 (gaiṇḍā), Odia ଗଣ୍ଡା (gôṇḍa), Bengali গন্ডার (gonḍar), Assamese গঁড় (gõr).

Noun

गेंडा • (geṇḍā) m

  1. rhinoceros
    गेंड्याचे शिंग
    geṇḍyāce śiṅga
    horn of a rhinoceros

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “गेंडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गेंडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गेंडा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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