গাণ্ডু

Bengali

Etymology

From Hindi गांडू.

Noun

গাণ্ডু • (ganḍu)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) dumbass
    গাণ্ডু কোথাকার একটা!
    ganḍu kōthakar ekṭa!
    Bloody dumbass!

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit গণ্ডু (gaṇḍu).

Noun

গাণ্ডু (gaṇḍu)

  1. pillow
    • 16th century, Rama Saraswati, Mahabharata Bhishma Parvva:
      শয়ন উচিত গাণ্ডু দিলা ধনঞ্জয়।
      দেখি ৰঙ্গমন ভৈলা গঙ্গা তনয়।
      śoyono ucito gaṇḍu dila dhonoñjoyo,
      dekhi roṅgomono bhoila goṅga tonoyo,
      Dhananjaya gave the perfect pillow for sleeping.
      seeing that Ganga's son became joyful.

Descendants
  • Assamese: গাঁৰু (gãru)
  • → Bodo (India): गान्दु (gandu)
  • → Dimasa: gandu
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