गैंडा

See also: गुंडा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka).

Noun

गैंडा (gaiṇḍā) m (Kaithi 𑂏𑂶𑂁𑂙𑂰)

1. rhinoceros

Hindi

Etymology

From a variant of Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”). This word, along with Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros, rhino horn, sword, reed”), appears to be of substrate origin.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɛːɳ.ɖɑː/, [ɡɛ̃ːɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

गैंडा • (gaiṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling گینڈا)

1. rhinoceros

   गैंडे का सींग ― gaiṇḍe kā sīṅg ― horn of a rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of गैंडा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गैंडा gaiṇḍā	गैंडे gaiṇḍe
oblique	गैंडे gaiṇḍe	गैंडों gaiṇḍõ
vocative	गैंडे gaiṇḍe	गैंडो gaiṇḍo

Alternative forms

• गेंडा (geṇḍā)

Nepali

Alternative forms

• गैँडा (ga͠iḍā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʌ̃ĩ̯ɽä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: गैंडा

Noun

गैंडा • (ga͠iḍā)

1. rhinoceros

References

• “गैंडा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गैंडा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar