धुंद

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱʊnd̪/, [d̪ʱʊ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

धुंद • (dhund) f (Urdu spelling دھند)

  1. alternative form of धुंध (dhundh)

Marathi

See also: धंदा

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *धूमान्ध (*dhūmāndha), from धूम (dhūmá, “smoke, haze”) +‎ अन्ध (andhá, “blind”) (compare धूमाक्ष (dhūmākṣá)).[1] Compare Gujarati ધૂંધ (dhū̃dh), ધૂંધળું (dhū̃dhaḷũ), Hindustani دُھنْدْھ (dhundh) / धुंध (dhundh), Sindhi ڌُنڌُ / धुंधु, ڌُنڌارو / धुंधारो, Punjabi ਧੁੰਧ (dhundh) / دھُندھ (dhundh), ਧੁੰਦ (dhund) / دھُند (dhund).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ʱun.d̪ə/

Adjective

धुंद • (dhunda)

  1. dimmed, clouded
  2. absorbed in, drunk
    Synonyms: मत्त (matta), मस्त (masta)

Derived terms

  • धुंदी (dhundī, “intoxication”)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhūmāndha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धुंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धुंद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “धुंद”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
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