ખાંડ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀟𑀸 (khaṃḍā), from Sanskrit खण्डु (khaṇḍu), from a substrate language.[1] Cognate with Bengali খাঁড় (khãṛ), Hindustani کھانڑ / खाँड़ (khā̃ṛ), Marathi and Marwari खांड (khāṇḍ), Sindhi کنڊ (khanḍu).

Pronunciation

Noun

ખાંડ • (khāṇḍ) f

  1. sugar; sucrose
    Synonyms: સાકર (sākar), શર્કરા (śarkarā), શકર (śakar), ચીની (cīnī)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaṇḍu1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 199

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