गंध

See also: गांधी and गधा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गन्ध (gandh)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha), with a change of gender.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡənd̪ʱ/, [ɡɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

गंध • (gandh) f (Urdu spelling گندھ)

1. smell, odor, scent

   Synonym: बू (bū)

   सामान्य रूप से फूलों से अच्छी गंध आती है।

   sāmānya rūp se phūlõ se acchī gandh ātī hai.

   Usually flowers give off a nice smell.

Declension

Declension of गंध (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गंध gandh	गंधें gandhẽ
oblique	गंध gandh	गंधों gandhõ
vocative	गंध gandh	गंधो gandho

See also

• सुगंध (sugandh)
• दुर्गंध (durgandh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “गंध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.