अण्ड

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• aṇḍa (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀟 (Brahmi script)
• অণ্ড (Bengali script)
• අණ‍්ඩ (Sinhalese script)
• အဏ္ဍ or ဢꧣ္ꩨ or ဢꧣ်ꩨ (Burmese script)
• อณฺฑ or อัณฑะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨱ᩠ᨯ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຓ຺ຑ or ອັຓຑະ (Lao script)
• អណ្ឌ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄕𑄴𑄓 (Chakma script)

Noun

अण्ड n

1. Devanagari script form of aṇḍa (“egg”)

Declension

Declension table of "अण्ड" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अण्डं (aṇḍaṃ)	अण्डानि (aṇḍāni)
Accusative (second)	अण्डं (aṇḍaṃ)	अण्डानि (aṇḍāni)
Instrumental (third)	अण्डेन (aṇḍena)	अण्डेहि (aṇḍehi) or अण्डेभि (aṇḍebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अण्डस्स (aṇḍassa) or अण्डाय (aṇḍāya) or अण्डत्थं (aṇḍatthaṃ)	अण्डानं (aṇḍānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अण्डस्मा (aṇḍasmā) or अण्डम्हा (aṇḍamhā) or अण्डा (aṇḍā)	अण्डेहि (aṇḍehi) or अण्डेभि (aṇḍebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अण्डस्स (aṇḍassa)	अण्डानं (aṇḍānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अण्डस्मिं (aṇḍasmiṃ) or अण्डम्हि (aṇḍamhi) or अण्डे (aṇḍe)	अण्डेसु (aṇḍesu)
Vocative (calling)	अण्ड (aṇḍa)	अण्डानि (aṇḍāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অণ্ড (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬡ᭄ᬟ (Balinese script)
• অণ্ড (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰜𑰿𑰚 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀟 (Brahmi script)
• အဏ္ဍ (Burmese script)
• અણ્ડ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਣ੍ਡ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌣𑍍𑌡 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦟ꧀ꦝ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂝𑂹𑂙 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಣ್ಡ (Kannada script)
• អណ្ឌ (Khmer script)
• ອຓ຺ຑ (Lao script)
• അണ്ഡ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢏᡷᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘜𑘿𑘚 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢏᢎᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦼𑧠𑦺 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐞𑑂𑐜 (Newa script)
• ଅଣ୍ଡ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢠ꣄ꢞ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆟𑇀𑆝 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖜𑖿𑖚 (Siddham script)
• අණ‍්ඩ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩪 𑪙𑩨 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚘𑚶𑚖 (Takri script)
• அண்ட³ (Tamil script)
• అణ్డ (Telugu script)
• อณฺฑ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཎྜ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒝𑓂𑒛 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨘𑩇𑨖 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-dró-s?

Proto-Indo-Aryan *āndrám

Sanskrit *आ॒न्द्र (*āndrá)

Sanskrit आ॒ण्ड (āṇḍá)

Sanskrit अण्ड

From an earlier Vedic Sanskrit आ॒ण्ड (āṇḍá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɳ.ɖɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɳ.ɖɐ/

Noun

अ॒ण्ड • (aṇḍá) stem, m or n

1. egg
2. testicle; scrotum
3. musk bag, musk pod (caudal gland of the musk deer)
4. semen virile

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अ॒ण्ड

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अ॒ण्डः (aṇḍáḥ)	अ॒ण्डौ (aṇḍáu) अ॒ण्डा¹ (aṇḍā́¹)	अ॒ण्डाः (aṇḍā́ḥ) अ॒ण्डासः॑¹ (aṇḍā́saḥ¹)
accusative	अ॒ण्डम् (aṇḍám)	अ॒ण्डौ (aṇḍáu) अ॒ण्डा¹ (aṇḍā́¹)	अ॒ण्डान् (aṇḍā́n)
instrumental	अ॒ण्डेन॑ (aṇḍéna)	अ॒ण्डाभ्या॑म् (aṇḍā́bhyām)	अ॒ण्डैः (aṇḍáiḥ) अ॒ण्डेभिः॑¹ (aṇḍébhiḥ¹)
dative	अ॒ण्डाय॑ (aṇḍā́ya)	अ॒ण्डाभ्या॑म् (aṇḍā́bhyām)	अ॒ण्डेभ्यः॑ (aṇḍébhyaḥ)
ablative	अ॒ण्डात् (aṇḍā́t)	अ॒ण्डाभ्या॑म् (aṇḍā́bhyām)	अ॒ण्डेभ्यः॑ (aṇḍébhyaḥ)
genitive	अ॒ण्डस्य॑ (aṇḍásya)	अ॒ण्डयोः॑ (aṇḍáyoḥ)	अ॒ण्डाना॑म् (aṇḍā́nām)
locative	अ॒ण्डे (aṇḍé)	अ॒ण्डयोः॑ (aṇḍáyoḥ)	अ॒ण्डेषु॑ (aṇḍéṣu)
vocative	अण्ड॑ (áṇḍa)	अण्डौ॑ (áṇḍau) अण्डा॑¹ (áṇḍā¹)	अण्डाः॑ (áṇḍāḥ) अण्डा॑सः¹ (áṇḍāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of अ॒ण्ड

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अ॒ण्डम् (aṇḍám)	अ॒ण्डे (aṇḍé)	अ॒ण्डानि॑ (aṇḍā́ni) अ॒ण्डा¹ (aṇḍā́¹)
accusative	अ॒ण्डम् (aṇḍám)	अ॒ण्डे (aṇḍé)	अ॒ण्डानि॑ (aṇḍā́ni) अ॒ण्डा¹ (aṇḍā́¹)
instrumental	अ॒ण्डेन॑ (aṇḍéna)	अ॒ण्डाभ्या॑म् (aṇḍā́bhyām)	अ॒ण्डैः (aṇḍáiḥ) अ॒ण्डेभिः॑¹ (aṇḍébhiḥ¹)
dative	अ॒ण्डाय॑ (aṇḍā́ya)	अ॒ण्डाभ्या॑म् (aṇḍā́bhyām)	अ॒ण्डेभ्यः॑ (aṇḍébhyaḥ)
ablative	अ॒ण्डात् (aṇḍā́t)	अ॒ण्डाभ्या॑म् (aṇḍā́bhyām)	अ॒ण्डेभ्यः॑ (aṇḍébhyaḥ)
genitive	अ॒ण्डस्य॑ (aṇḍásya)	अ॒ण्डयोः॑ (aṇḍáyoḥ)	अ॒ण्डाना॑म् (aṇḍā́nām)
locative	अ॒ण्डे (aṇḍé)	अ॒ण्डयोः॑ (aṇḍáyoḥ)	अ॒ण्डेषु॑ (aṇḍéṣu)
vocative	अण्ड॑ (áṇḍa)	अण्डे॑ (áṇḍe)	अण्डा॑नि (áṇḍāni) अण्डा॑¹ (áṇḍā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: ónḍrak (“egg”), ond'rak
  • Kunar:
    • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (aṇḍa)
    • Shumashti: [script needed] (aṛa)
  • Pashayi:
    • Northeast Pashayi: āndō (Kurangali)
    • Northwest Pashayi: āṇḍā (Laurowani)
    • Southeast Pashayi: ãṛa (Wegali)
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀁𑀟 (aṃḍa) (see there for further descendants)
• Pali: aṇḍa

Borrowed terms

• → Bengali: অণ্ড (onḍo)
• → Kannada: ಅಂಡ (aṇḍa)
• → Malayalam: അണ്ഡം (aṇḍaṁ)
• → Old Javanese: aṇḍa (“egg; world egg”)
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬡ᭄ᬥ (anda, “egg”)
• → Tamil: அண்டம் (aṇṭam)
• → Telugu: అండము (aṇḍamu)
• → Thai: อัณฑะ (an-tá)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अण्ड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 11/3.