गेंडा
See also: गैंडा and गुंडा
Marathi
Etymology
From a variant of Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”). Compare Gujarati ગેંડો (geṇḍo), Hindi गैंडा (gaiṇḍā), Sindhi گينڊو / गेंडो (geṇḍo), Punjabi ਗੈਂਡਾ (gaeṇḍā) / گینڈا (gaenḍā), Nepali गैंडा (gaĩḍā), Bhojpuri गैंडा (gaiṇḍā) / 𑂏𑂶𑂁𑂙𑂰 (gaiṇḍā), Oriya ଗଣ୍ଡା (gôṇḍa), Bengali গন্ডার (gônḍar), Assamese গঁড় (gõr).
Noun
गेंडा • (geṇḍā) m
- rhinoceros
- गेंड्याचे शिंग
- geṇḍyāce śiṅg
- horn of a rhinoceros
References
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “गेंडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “गेंडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “गेंडा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gaṇḍá (4000)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press