कुम्हड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀁𑀟 (kumhaṃḍa), ultimately from a substrate language. The Middle Indo-Aryan word was hypercorrected into Sanskrit कुष्माण्ड (kuṣmāṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊm.ɦə.ɽɑː/, [kʊ̃m.ɦɐ.ɽäː]

Noun

कुम्हड़ा • (kumhaṛā) m (Urdu spelling کمھڑا)

1. pumpkin

   Synonym: कद्दू (kaddū)

Declension

Declension of कुम्हड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुम्हड़ा kumhaṛā	कुम्हड़े kumhaṛe
oblique	कुम्हड़े kumhaṛe	कुम्हड़ों kumhaṛõ
vocative	कुम्हड़े kumhaṛe	कुम्हड़ो kumhaṛo

Alternative forms

• कोंहड़ा (kõhṛā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṣmāṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press