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)

  1. 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.
  2. dimwitted, obtuse, dumb

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀤 (kuṃda), from Sanskrit कुन्द (kunda).

Noun

कुंद • (kund) m (Urdu spelling کند‎)

  1. 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

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.
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