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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Doublet of مُنّا (munnā).
Pronunciation
Noun
مُنْڈا • (munḍā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁੰਡਾ)
- lad
- male child, boy
- Synonyms: کُڑا (kuṛā), کاکا (kākā)
Declension
Declension of منڈا
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dir. sg.
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مُنڈا (munḍā)
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dir. pl.
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مُنڈے (munḍe)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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مُنڈا (munḍā)
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مُنڈے (munḍe)
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oblique
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مُنڈے (munḍe)
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مُنڈیاں (munḍeyāṉ)
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vocative
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مُنڈیا (munḍeyā)
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مُنڈیو (munḍeyo)
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ablative
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مُنڈیوں (munḍeyoṉ)
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locative
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مُنڈے (munḍe)
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instrumental
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مُنڈے (munḍe)
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مُنڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “مُنڈا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
مُنْڈا • (muṇḍā) (Hindi spelling मुंडा)
- 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
Noun
مُنْڈا • (muṇḍā) m (Hindi spelling मुंडा)
- a man or boy having a shaved head
- a disciple, attendant, lad
Declension
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “muṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “मुण्डा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Further reading
- “منڈا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “منڈا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
Ushojo
Noun
منڈا (manḍā)
- race