गेंडा
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Hindi
Pronunciation
Noun
गेंडा • (geṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling گینڈا)
- 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 (gaṇḍā), Bengali গন্ডার (gonḍar), Assamese গঁড় (gõr).
Noun
गेंडा • (geṇḍā) m
- rhinoceros
- गेंड्याचे शिंग
- geṇḍyāce śiṅga
- horn of a rhinoceros
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गेंडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- 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 (1932-1950) “गेंडा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press