कंडा

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • कण्डा (kaṇḍā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, from Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa). Doublet of काँड़ी (kā̃ṛī), of native origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəɳ.ɖɑː/, [kɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]
  • Hyphenation: कं‧डा
  • Rhymes: -əɳɖɑː

Noun

कंडा • (kaṇḍā) m (feminine कंडी, Urdu spelling کَنڈا)

  1. piece of dry dung
  2. hand-molded cow chip; cowdung cake (used as fuel)
    Synonym: उपला (uplā)
    कंडे पाथना ― kaṇḍe pāthnā ― to make up cowdung into cakes, and to set them out to dry

Declension

Declension of कंडा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कंडा
kaṇḍā 		कंडे
kaṇḍe
oblique कंडे
kaṇḍe 		कंडों
kaṇḍõ
vocative कंडे
kaṇḍe 		कंडो
kaṇḍo

Derived terms

  • कंडा होना (kaṇḍā honā)

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