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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit तुंदिल्ल (tuṃdilla), तुंदिल (tuṃdila), from Sanskrit तुन्दिल (tundila). By surface analysis, तोंद (tond, “pot-belly”) + -ईला (-īlā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪oːn.d̪iː.lɑː/,
Adjective
तोंदीला • (tondīlā)
- pot-bellied, having a protruding belly
- Synonyms: तोंदू (tondū), उदरिल (udril)
2018, Kanak Dangi ‘Brijlata’, मकान बिकाऊ है: जरा सोचिए क्यों? [makān bikāū hai: jarā socie kyõ?, The house is for sale: just think why?], Educreation Publishing, page 97:प्रधानाचार्य महोदय लगभग पिताजी के सम[-]आयु थे। उन्होंने अपने सिर के बंजर वन को एक टोपी से ढक रखा था। तोंदीला बदन और बात-बात पर हँसने की उनकी आदत।- pradhānācārya mahoday lagbhag pitājī ke sam[-]āyu the. unhõne apne sir ke bañjar van ko ek ṭopī se ḍhak rakhā thā. tondīlā badan aur bāt-bāt par hãsne kī unkī ādat.
- The principal sir was almost of the same age as my father. He had covered the barren forest of his head with a cap. He had a pot-bellied body and a habit of laughing at every little thing.
Declension
Declension of तोंदीला (ā-stem)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तोँदीला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2140
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “462”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tundilá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 334