लौंडा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *lawaṇḍas. Cognate to Assamese ল’ৰা (löra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɔːɳ.ɖɑː/, [lɔ̃ːɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

लौंडा • (lauṇḍā) m

(crude, somewhat derogatory) boy; servant
Synonym: छोकरा (chokrā)

ओये, लौंडे! इधर आ ज़रा।
oye, lauṇḍe! idhar ā zarā.
Oi, boy! Come here.
(slang) lad

Declension

Declension of *लौंडा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	लौंडा lauṇḍā	लौंडे lauṇḍe
oblique	लौंडे lauṇḍe	लौंडों lauṇḍõ
vocative	लौंडे lauṇḍe	लौंडो lauṇḍo

See also

लौंडी (lauṇḍī, “maid, odalisque”)

References

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