गैंडा

See also: गुंडा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka).

Noun

गैंडा (gaiṇḍā) m (Kaithi 𑂏𑂶𑂁𑂙𑂰)

  1. rhinoceros

Hindi

Etymology

From a variant of Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”). This word, along with Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros, rhino horn, sword, reed”), appears to be of substrate origin.

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

Noun

गैंडा • (gaiṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling گینڈا)

  1. rhinoceros
    गैंडे का सींग ― gaiṇḍe kā sīṅg ― horn of a rhinoceros

Declension
Declension of गैंडा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct गैंडा
gaiṇḍā		 गैंडे
gaiṇḍe
oblique गैंडे
gaiṇḍe		 गैंडों
gaiṇḍõ
vocative गैंडे
gaiṇḍe		 गैंडो
gaiṇḍo

Alternative forms

Nepali

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

गैंडा • (ga͠iḍā)

  1. rhinoceros

References
  • “गैंडा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गैंडा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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