औंधा

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa
    Sanskrit अव (ava)
    Sanskrit अव- (ava-)
    Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́
    Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan)
    Proto-Indo-European *-kos
    Sanskrit -क (-ka)
    Sanskrit अवमूर्धक (avamūrdhaka)
    Prakrit 𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga)
    Hindi औंधा (aundhā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga), from Sanskrit अवमूर्धक (avamūrdhaka), from अव- (ava-) + मूर्धन् (mūrdhan) + -क (-ka).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɔːn.d̪ʱɑː/, [ɔ̃ːn̪.d̪ʱäː]

    Adjective

    औंधा • (aundhā) (Urdu spelling اوندھا)

    1. face down, upside down
    2. overturned, in utter confusion, ruined, fallen flat
    3. crooked, wrong, adverse (as fortune)

    Declension

    Declension of औंधा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct औंधा
    aundhā     		औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधी
    aundhī     		औंधी
    aundhī
    oblique औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधी
    aundhī     		औंधी
    aundhī
    vocative औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधी
    aundhī     		औंधी
    aundhī

    Noun

    औंधा • (aundhā) m (Urdu spelling اوندھا)

    1. (slang, figurative) a fool

    Declension

    Declension of औंधा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct औंधा
    aundhā     		औंधे
    aundhe
    oblique औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधों
    aundhõ
    vocative औंधे
    aundhe     		औंधो
    aundho

    Derived terms

    • औंधना (aundhnā, “to be overturned”)
    • औंधाना (aundhānā, “to overturn”)
    • औंधे मुँह (aundhe mũh, “face-down, head-first”)

    References

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