कुंद
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊnd̪/, [kʊ̃n̪d̪]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian کند (kond), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kuntʰás. Doublet of कुंठ (kuṇṭh), from Sanskrit कुण्ठ (kuṇṭhá).
Adjective
कुंद • (kund) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کند)
- blunt, dull
- इस चाकू से अद्रक नहीं काट पाऊंगा, बहुत कुंद है।
- is cākū se adrak nahī̃ kāṭ pāūṅgā, bahut kund hai.
- I cannot cut the ginger with this knife, it is too dull.
- dimwitted, obtuse, dumb
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀤 (kuṃda), from Sanskrit कुन्द (kunda).
Noun
कुंद • (kund) m (Urdu spelling کند)
- a kind of flower, Jasminum multiflorum
Declension
Declension of कुंद (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कुंद kund | कुंद kund |
| oblique | कुंद kund | कुंदों kundõ |
| vocative | कुंद kund | कुंदो kundo |
Further reading
Jasminum multiflorum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Radhika Vathsan (2016), “Flowers in Ancient Literature”, in Flowers of India
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कुंद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कुंद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.