करौंदा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- करोंदा (karondā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀓𑀭𑀯𑀁𑀤 (*karavaṃda), 𑀓𑀭𑀫𑀁𑀤 (karamaṃda), 𑀓𑀭𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤 (karamadda), from Sanskrit करमर्द (karamarda).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.ɾɔːn.d̪ɑː/, [kɐ.ɾɔ̃ːn̪.d̪äː]
Noun
करौंदा • (karaundā) m (Urdu spelling کروندا)
- the shrub Carissa carandas or its flower
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | करौंदा karaundā |
करौंदे karaunde |
| oblique | करौंदे karaunde |
करौंदों karaundõ |
| vocative | करौंदे karaunde |
करौंदो karaundo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करौंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karamarda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press