ମୁଣ୍ଡ

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Odia

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Cognate to Bengali মুণ্ডু (munḍu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ମୁଣ୍ଡ (muṇḍô)

  1. head
  2. pollard
  3. barber
  4. name of a demon
  5. iron

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ମୁଣ୍ଡ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 19