पिंड
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पिण्ड (piṇḍ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पिण्ड (piṇḍa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɪɳɖ/, [pɪ̃ɳɖ]
Noun
पिंड • (piṇḍ) m
- lump, ball, something round
- नेत्र-पिंड ― netra-piṇḍ ― eyeball
- (Hinduism) pind (ball of rice and ghee offered to one's ancestors)
- body
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पिंड piṇḍ |
पिंड piṇḍ |
| oblique | पिंड piṇḍ |
पिंडों piṇḍõ |
| vocative | पिंड piṇḍ |
पिंडो piṇḍo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पिंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press