गंध

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गन्ध

Etymology

From Sanskrit गंध (gaṅdha), with a change of gender

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡənd̪ʱ]

Noun

गंध • (gaṅdh) f, Urdu spelling گندهہ

1. smell, odor, scent

   सामान्य रूप से फूलों से अच्छी गंध आती है।

   Usually flowers give off a nice smell.

Synonyms

• बू (bū)

See also

• सुगंध (sugandh)
• दुर्गंध (durgandh)

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

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Sanskrit

Noun

गंध (gaṅdha) m

1. odor, smell, fragrance
2. fragrant substance, perfume

Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of गंध

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गंधः (gaṅdhaḥ)	गंधौ (gaṅdhau)	गंधाः (gaṅdhāḥ)
Vocative	गंध (gaṅdha)	गंधौ (gaṅdhau)	गंधाः (gaṅdhāḥ)
Accusative	गंधम् (gaṅdham)	गंधौ (gaṅdhau)	गंधान् (gaṅdhān)
Instrumental	गंधेन (gaṅdhena)	गंधाभ्याम् (gaṅdhābhyām)	गंधैः (gaṅdhaiḥ)
Dative	गंधाय (gaṅdhāya)	गंधाभ्याम् (gaṅdhābhyām)	गंधेभ्यः (gaṅdhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	गंधात् (gaṅdhāt)	गंधाभ्याम् (gaṅdhābhyām)	गंधेभ्यः (gaṅdhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	गंधस्य (gaṅdhasya)	गंधयोः (gaṅdhayoḥ)	गंधानाम् (gaṅdhānām)
Locative	गंधे (gaṅdhe)	गंधयोः (gaṅdhayoḥ)	गंधेषु (gaṅdheṣu)

References

• Cappeller, Carl 1891: A Sanskrit-English dictionary, Strassburg.
• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford.