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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit मुण्डक (muṇḍaka). Doublet of मुंड (muṇḍ) and मुंडक (muṇḍak).
Adjective
मुंडा • (muṇḍā) (Urdu spelling مُنْڈا)
- having the head shaven, bald
- hornless (as an ox)
- without top leaves or branches (as a tree)
- without a pinnacle (as a mosque)
- open at the toe (as a shoe)
Declension
Declension of मुंडा (ā-stem)
Noun
मुंडा • (muṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling مُنْڈا)
- a man or boy having a shaved head
- a disciple, attendant, lad
Declension
Declension of मुंडा (masc ā-stem)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Munda.
Proper noun
मुंडा • (muṇḍā) f or m
- Munda
Declension
Declension of मुंडा (sg-only fem ā-stem // masc unmarked ā-stem)
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singular
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direct
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मुंडा muṇḍā
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oblique
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मुंडा muṇḍā
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vocative
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मुंडा muṇḍā
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Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मुंडा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3941
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुंडा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 816
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मुंडा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 602
- “”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मुण्डा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1074
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṇḍā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 587