कुंड

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀟 (kuṃḍa), from Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa), from Proto-Dravidian *kuṇṭ-a-m. Cognate with Gujarati કુંડ (kuṇḍ) and Assamese কুঁড় (kũr).

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊɳɖ/, [kʊ̃ɳɖ]

कुंड • (kuṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling کنڈ)

1. pit
2. pool
3. basin

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कुंड”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 964
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कुंड”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 137
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कुंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 200
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कुंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 110.