गुंडा
See also: गैंडा and گنڈا
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गोण्ड (goṇḍa, “Gond people”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʊɳ.ɖɑː/, [ɡʊ̃ɳ.ɖäː]
Noun
गुंडा • (guṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling غنڈہ)
- hooligan, hoodlum
- पुलिस ने सब गुंडों को पकड़ लिया।
- pulis ne sab guṇḍõ ko pakaṛ liyā.
- The police rounded up all the hoodlums.
- Synonyms: बदमाश (badmāś), दुष्ट (duṣṭ)
Declension
Declension of गुंडा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गुंडा guṇḍā | गुंडे guṇḍe |
| oblique | गुंडे guṇḍe | गुंडों guṇḍõ |
| vocative | गुंडे guṇḍe | गुंडो guṇḍo |
Descendants
- English: goonta
- Malayalam: ഗുണ്ട (guṇṭa)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गुंडा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गुंडा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.