रंडी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀟 (raṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit रण्ड (raṇḍa). Related to रांड (rāṇḍ, “widow, prostitute”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾəɳ.ɖiː/, [ɾɐ̃ɳ.ɖiː]
Noun
रंडी • (raṇḍī) f (Urdu spelling رنڈی) (vulgar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रंडी raṇḍī |
रंडियाँ raṇḍiyā̃ |
| oblique | रंडी raṇḍī |
रंडियों raṇḍiyõ |
| vocative | रंडी raṇḍī |
रंडियो raṇḍiyo |
Synonyms
- (prostitute): वेश्या (veśyā), गाणिका (gāṇikā), रांड (rāṇḍ), ख़ानगी (xāngī), फ़ाहिशा (fāhiśā), बाज़ारी औरत (bāzārī aurat)
- (whore): छिनाल (chināl), चुड्डो (cuḍḍo), क़हबा (qahbā)
Derived terms
- रंडी की औलाद (raṇḍī kī aulād, “son of a whore”)
- रंडीख़ाना (raṇḍīxānā, “whorehouse”)
- रंडीबाज़ (raṇḍībāz, “whoremonger”)
Descendants
- → Pashto: رنډۍ (rënḍëy)
Nepali
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rʌɳɖi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: रण्डि
Noun
रंडी • (raṇḍī)
- (vulgar, offensive) whore, prostitute
- Synonyms: वेश्या (veśyā), गणिका (gaṇikā)
References
- “रंडी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018