मण्डा

Maithili

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit म॒ण्ड (maṇḍá, “scum of boiled rice”).[1] Related to माँड़ (mā̃ṛ).

Noun

मण्डा • (maṇḍā) (Tirhuta 𑒧𑒝𑓂𑒛𑒰)[2][3]

  1. sweet
  2. pastry

References

More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “maṇḍá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558: “Bi. mā̃ṛ 'rice gruel', maṇḍā 'wheat', māṛā, mā̃ṛhā 'grains of Panicum frumentosum boiled and parched' (= Mth. māṛ)”
  2. ^ Jha, Govind (1999), “मण्डा”, in Maithili-English Dictionary, Patna, Bihar, India: Maharajadhiraj Kameshwar Singh Kalyani Foundation, page 503
  3. ^ “मण्डा”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026
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