منڈا

Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • مُڑا‎ (muṛā) (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Takka Apabhramsa [Term?], from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Doublet of مُنّا‎ (munnā).

Pronunciation

Noun

مُنْڈا • (munḍā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁੰਡਾ)

  1. lad
  2. male child, boy
    Synonyms: کُڑا‎ (kuṛā), کاکا‎ (kākā)

Declension
Declension of منڈا
dir. sg. منڈا‎ (mnḍā)
dir. pl. منڈے‎ (mnḍe)
singular plural
direct منڈا‎ (mnḍā) منڈے‎ (mnḍe)
oblique منڈے‎ (mnḍe) منڈِیاں‎ (mnḍiyāṉ)
vocative منڈِیا‎ (mnḍiyā) منڈِیو‎ (mnḍiyo)
ablative منڈِیوں‎ (mnḍiyoṉ) —
locative منڈے‎ (mnḍe) —
instrumental منڈے‎ (mnḍe) —

References
  • “مُنڈا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुण्डक (muṇḍaka), from मुण्ड (muṇḍa)[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)[2].

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُنْڈا • (muṇḍā) (Hindi spelling मुंडा)

  1. having the head shaven, bald
  2. hornless (as an ox)
  3. without top leaves or branches (as a tree)
  4. without a pinnacle (as a mosque)
  5. open at the toe (as a shoe)

Declension
Declension of منڈا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct مُنْڈا‎ (muṇḍā) مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈی‎ (muṇḍī) مُنْڈی‎ (muṇḍī)
indirect مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈی‎ (muṇḍī) مُنْڈی‎ (muṇḍī)
vocative مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈی‎ (muṇḍī) مُنْڈی‎ (muṇḍī)

Noun

مُنْڈا • (muṇḍā) m (Hindi spelling मुंडा)

  1. a man or boy having a shaved head
  2. a disciple, attendant, lad

Declension
Declension of منڈا
singular plural
direct مُنْڈا‎ (muṇḍā) مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe)
oblique مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈوں‎ (muṇḍõ)
vocative مُنْڈے‎ (muṇḍe) مُنْڈو‎ (muṇḍo)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “muṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Platts, John T. (1884), “मुण्डा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Further reading
  • “منڈا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “منڈا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Ushojo

Noun

منڈا (manḍā)

  1. race
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