منڈا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Doublet of مُنّا (munnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Majhi) IPA(key): /mʊɳ.ɖäː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -äː

Noun

مُنْڈا • (munḍā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁੰਡਾ)

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

Declension

Declension of منڈا
singular plural
direct مُنڈا (munḍā) مُنڈے (munḍe)
oblique مُنڈے (munḍe) مُنڈیْاں (munḍiyāṉ)
vocative مُنڈیْا (munḍiyā) مُنڈیو (munḍeyo)
ablative مُنڈیوں (munḍeyoṉ) مُنڈیْاں (munḍiyāṉ)
locative – مُنڈِیں (munḍīṉ)
instrumental مُنڈے (munḍe) –

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مُنڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “مُنڈا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa).[1][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)

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 ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • 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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