रंडी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रण्ड (raṇḍa, “widow, whore”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəɳ.ɖiː/, [ɾɐ̃ɳ.ɖiː]

Noun

रंडी • (raṇḍī) f (Urdu spelling رنڈی)

1. (vulgar) whore

Declension

Declension of रंडी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रंडी raṇḍī	रंडियाँ raṇḍiyā̃
oblique	रंडी raṇḍī	रंडियों raṇḍiyõ
vocative	रंडी raṇḍī	रंडियो raṇḍiyo

Descendants

• → Pashto: رنډۍ (rënḍëy)

Nepali

Alternative forms

• रण्डी (raṇḍī), रन्डी (ranḍī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʌɳɖi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रण्डि

Noun

रंडी • (raṇḍī)

1. (vulgar, offensive) whore, prostitute

   Synonyms: वेश्या (veśyā), गणिका (gaṇikā)

References

• “रंडी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018