गण्ड

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• गल्ल (galla)

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Kannada ಗಂಟು (gaṇṭu, “joint of reed”), Telugu గంట (gaṇṭa, “a knot”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɳ.ɖɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐɳ.ɖɐ/
• Hyphenation: गण्‧ड

Noun

गण्ड • (gaṇḍa) stem, m

1. the cheek, the whole side of the face including the temple
2. a side
3. a bubble, boil, pimple
4. a goiter or any other excrescence of the neck
5. a joint, bone
6. the bladder
7. a mark, spot

Declension

Descendants

• Pali: gaṇḍa
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀀𑀟 (gam̐ḍa)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: ગાંડ (gā̃ḍ), ગાંડુ (gā̃ḍu)
      • Hindustani: gā̃ṛ, gā̃ṛū, gānḍ
        • Hindi: गाँड़, गाँड़ू, गांड
        • Urdu: گَاںڑ, گَاںڑُو, گَانڈ
      • Romani: gāro
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: গাঁৰ (gãr)
      • Bengali: গাঁড় (gãṛ), গাঁড়ি (gãṛi)
      • Bihari:
        • Maithili: गाँड़ि (gā̃ṛɨ)
      • Odia: ଗାଏଁଡ଼ (gaẽṛô)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Kumaoni: गान (gān), गाण (gāṇ), गाणि (gāṇi)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: गाँण (gā̃ṇ), गाँडि (gā̃ḍi), गाँडु (gā̃ḍu)
      • Western Pahari:
        • Bhadrawahi: गण्ड (gaṇḍ), गान (gān)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ގަނޑު (gaⁿḍu)
      • Sinhalese: ගඩුව (gaḍuwa)
  • Western:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: gann, gannī, gāṇḍ

        Gurmukhi script: ਗੰਨ, ਗੰਨੀ, ਗੰਡ

        Shahmukhi script: گَنّ, گَنِّی, گَاڻڊ

        • Lahnda: گنه (gannh)
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi: g̠ani, g̠anri, gā̃ḍi

        Arabic script: ڳَنِ, ڳَنرِ, گَنڊِ

        Devanagari script: ॻनि, ॻन्रि, गाँडि

        • Kachchi: ગંઢો (gaṇḍho)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɳ.ɖɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐɳ.ɖɐ/
• Hyphenation: गण्‧ड

Noun

गण्ड • (gaṇḍa) stem, m

1. rhinoceros

Derived terms

• Sanskrit: गण्डक (gaṇḍaka)

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: gö̃ḍ

    Arabic script: گٔنڈ

    Devanagari script: गऺँड

• Central:
  • Hindustani: gaĩṛā
    • Hindi: गैँड़ा
    • Urdu: گَیںڑَا (ga͠iṛā)
      • → Dhivehi: ގެންޑާ (gen̊ḍā)
• Northern:
  • Nepali: गैँडो (ga͠iḍo)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: gaĩḍā, gaĩḍī

    Gurmukhi script: ਗੈਂਡਾ, ਗੈਂਡੀ

    Shahmukhi script: گَیںڈَا, گَیںڈِی

  • Sindhi: geṇḍo

    Arabic script: گيڻڊو

    Devanagari script: गेंडो

• Eastern:
  • Chakma: 𑄉𑄧𑄚𑄳𑄘 (gandā), 𑄉𑄧𑄚𑄴𑄘 (gandā)
• Southern:
  • Marathi: गेंडा (geṇḍā)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: ગેંડો (geṇḍo)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ganda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 213