मंदा

मंदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मन्दा (mandā)

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀤 (maṃda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मन्द (manda, “dull-witted, slow, bad”).[1]

Adjective

मंदा • (mandā) (Urdu spelling ماندہ‎)

1. slow

   Synonym: धीमा (dhīmā) (more common)

2. faint, weak

   Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), दुर्बल (durbal)

3. spoiled, ruined

   Synonyms: विकृत (vikŕt), बिगड़ा हुआ (bigṛā huā)

4. lazy, inert, dull

   Synonyms: आलसी (ālsī), सुस्त (sust)

Declension

Declension of मंदा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	मंदा mandā	मंदे mande	मंदी mandī	मंदी mandī
oblique	मंदे mande	मंदे mande	मंदी mandī	मंदी mandī
vocative	मंदे mande	मंदे mande	मंदी mandī	मंदी mandī

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*matthara (9754)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press