funda

See also Funda

English

Etymology

Contraction of fundamental, originating in Indian English.

Noun

funda (plural fundas or fundae or fundaes)

1. basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit

   Get your funda correct before you submit the paper.

   • 1992 [1]

     In my opinion, the funda is as follows:

2. concept

   what is the funda behind relativity?

3. understanding
   • 1993, [2]

     You did not have the funda to realize that the statistics is an ass.

   • 1993, [3]

     But then, your funda is weak.

Usage notes

Whilst fundaes and fundae both occur as the plural of funda, fundas is far more widespread. The pluralization to fundae is by analogy to formula/formulae. The pluralization to fundas is by the simple addition of -s.

The word is frequently used in Indian quizzing circles to denote the interesting fact or concept behind a question.

Over the past few years, funda / fundae has morphed into an irreverent term, implying an abstract and impractical statement used to coverup one's ignorance of the topic at hand. This form of usage is particularly prevalent in Indian information technology sector. Ex: My manager is giving "funda" [instead of talking about the actual issue]

See also

• fundu

References

• nefunda, funda of the Day, Love funda , Joke Funda etc
• Usenet posting by Sivakumar Ravada, prescribing fundae as the plural
• Mostly Thoughtless, accessed on 2005-05-09, prescribing fundaes as the plural
• IITM lingo, accessed on 2005-05-09, prescribing fundaes as the plural
• The Fundoo Funda, some comments about the words funda and fundoo.

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Catalan

Verb

funda

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of fundar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of fundar.

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Latin

Noun

funda (genitive fundae); f, first declension

1. a hand sling (as contrasted with fustibalus, a stick sling)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	funda	fundae
genitive	fundae	fundārum
dative	fundae	fundīs
accusative	fundam	fundās
ablative	fundā	fundīs
vocative	funda	fundae

Related terms

• funditor

Verb

fundā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fundō
   1. "found thou, establish thou, lay thou the foundation"
   2. (figuratively) "secure thou, make thou firm"

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Carioca) IPA: /ˈfũ.dɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfũ.da/

Etymology 1

From Latin fundus (“bottom”).

Adjective

funda

1. feminine form of fundo

Etymology 2

From Latin funda (“sling”).

Noun

funda f (plural fundas)

1. sling (cloth weapon)
   • Bible, 1 Samuel 17:50

     Portanto, Davi, com uma funda e uma pedra, mostrou ser mais forte que o Filisteu, e o entregou à morte, e não havia espada na mão de Davi.

     So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

2. catapult, slingshot (elastic weapon)
3. sling (hanging bandage)

Synonyms

• (sling (weapon)): fundíbulo, catapulta
• (catapult): estilingue, atiradeira, bodoque
• (sling (bandage)): tipóia

Related terms

• fundeiro, fundibulário, fundista, fustíbalo

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Spanish

Noun

funda f (plural fundas)

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) small bag
2. wrapping

Derived terms

• enfundar

Synonyms

• bolsa
• saco

References

• Orlando Alba, Cómo hablamos los dominicanos, Santo Domingo, Amigo del Hogar, 2003. (full text)

Verb

funda (infinitive fundar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of fundar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of fundar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of fundar.

funda (infinitive fundir)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of fundir.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of fundir.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of fundir.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of fundir.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Greek.

Noun

funda

1. shrub

Declension

declension of funda

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	funda	fundalar
definite accusative (belirtme)	fundayı	fundaları
dative (yönelme)	fundaya	fundalara
locative (bulunma)	fundada	fundalarda
ablative (çıkma)	fundadan	fundalardan
genitive (tamlayan)	fundanın	fundaların