मूँदना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀇 (muddei), from Sanskrit मुद्रयति (mudrayati, seals), derived from मुद्रा (mudrā, a seal). The Sanskrit word is possibly an Iranian borrowing, from Proto-Iranian *mudrā, possibly ultimately from Akkadian 𒈬𒊬 (mušarû, object bearing a royal inscription), from Sumerian 𒈬𒊬 (mu-sar /⁠musar⁠/), from 𒈬 (mu, name, fame) + 𒊬 (sar, to write). See the Sanskrit entry for मुद्रा (mudrā) for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mũːd̪.nɑː/, [mũːd̪̚.näː]

Verb

मूँदना • (mū̃dnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling موندنا)

  1. to seal, close, shut
  2. to fasten
  3. to imprison

Conjugation

Derived terms

References