کند

See also: گند

Persian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Sanskrit कुण्ठ (kuṇṭhá, “blunt, dull”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kuntʰás.

Adjective

1. blunt
2. dull
3. slow

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).

Noun

کند • (kand)

1. candied sugar

Descendants

Descendants

• Tajik: қанд (qand)
• → Arabic: قَنْد (qand)
  • → Persian: قند
  • → Old French: sucre candi
    • → Middle English: candy
      • English: candy
        • → Cebuano: kendi
        • → Hindi: कैंडी (kaiṇḍī)
        • → Japanese: キャンディ (kyandi)
        • → Tagalog: kendi
• → Azerbaijani: qənd
• → Karakalpak: qant
• → Kazakh: қант (qant)
• → Kyrgyz: кант (kant)
• → Turkmen: gant
• → Uzbek: qand

Etymology 3

Possibly related to Persian کون (kun, “buttocks”) and dialectal Persian کین (kin, “buttocks”).

Noun

کند • (kend)

1. (dialectal) arse, ass
2. (dialectal) anus