गुंडा

See also: गैंडा and گنڈا

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • गुण्डा (guṇḍā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀁𑀟 (goṃḍa) / गोंड (goṃḍa) / ಗೋಂಡ (goṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गोण्ड (goṇḍa, “Gond”).

Pronunciation

Noun

गुंडा • (guṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling غنڈہ)

  1. hooligan, hoodlum
    Synonyms: बदमाश (badmāś), दुष्ट (duṣṭ)
    पुलिस ने सब गुंडों को पकड़ लिया।
    pulis ne sab guṇḍõ ko pakaṛ liyā.
    The police has caught all the hoodlums.

Declension

Declension of गुंडा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct गुंडा
guṇḍā 		गुंडे
guṇḍe
oblique गुंडे
guṇḍe 		गुंडों
guṇḍõ
vocative गुंडे
guṇḍe 		गुंडो
guṇḍo

Descendants

  • → English: goonda, gunda
  • → Malayalam: ഗുണ്ട (guṇṭa)

References

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