मंडल
See also: मंडळ and मंडळी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit मंडल (maṃḍala) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Or equivalently, borrowed from the Sanskrit term itself.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /məɳ.ɖəl/, [mɐ̃ɳ.ɖɐl]
Noun
मंडल • (maṇḍal) m
- disc
- ring, band
- zone, district, division
- मैं दूसरे मंडल से हूँ।
- ma͠i dūsre maṇḍal se hū̃.
- I'm from the second/another division.
- cycle, orbit (of a heavenly body)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मंडल maṇḍal |
मंडल maṇḍal |
| oblique | मंडल maṇḍal |
मंडलों maṇḍalõ |
| vocative | मंडल maṇḍal |
मंडलो maṇḍalo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मंडल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “máṇḍala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press