कुंद
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Hindi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian کند (kund), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kuntʰás. Doublet of कुंठ (kuṇṭh), from Sanskrit कुण्ठ (kuṇṭhá).
Adjective[edit]
कुंद • (kund) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کند)
- blunt, dull
- इस चाकू से अद्रक नहीं काट पाऊंगा, बहुत कुंद है।
- is cākū se adrak nahī̃ kāṭ pāūṅgā, bahut kund hai.
- I cannot cut the ginger with this knife, it is too dull.
- dimwitted, obtuse, dumb
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀤 (kuṃda), from Sanskrit कुन्द (kunda).
Noun[edit]
कुंद • (kund) m (Urdu spelling کند)
- a kind of flower, Jasminum multiflorum
Declension[edit]
Declension of कुंद (masc cons-stem)
Further reading[edit]
- Jasminum multiflorum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radhika Vathsan (2016) “Flowers in Ancient Literature”, in Flowers of India[1]
References[edit]
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कुंद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कुंद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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