ਗੇਂਦਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गेन्दुक (genduka). Cognate with Bengali গেঁদা (gẽda) and Hindustani گیندا / गेंदा (gendā).

Noun

ਗੇਂਦਾ • (gendā) m (Shahmukhi spelling گیندا)

  1. marigold (plant of the genus Tagetes)

Further reading

  • “ਗੇਂਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੇਂਦਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gēnduka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 228
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