कुंद

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊnd̪/, [kʊ̃n̪d̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian کند (kund), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kuntʰás. Doublet of कुंठ (kuṇṭh), from Sanskrit कुण्ठ (kuṇṭhá).

Adjective

कुंद • (kund) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کند)

1. blunt, dull

   इस चाकू से अद्रक नहीं काट पाऊंगा, बहुत कुंद है।

   is cākū se adrak nahī̃ kāṭ pāūṅgā, bahut kund hai.

   I cannot cut the ginger with this knife, it is too dull.

2. dimwitted, obtuse, dumb

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀤 (kuṃda), from Sanskrit कुन्द (kunda).

Noun

कुंद • (kund) m (Urdu spelling کند)

1. a kind of flower, Jasminum multiflorum

Declension

Declension of कुंद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुंद kund	कुंद kund
oblique	कुंद kund	कुंदों kundõ
vocative	कुंद kund	कुंदो kundo

Further reading

• Jasminum multiflorum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Radhika Vathsan (2016) “Flowers in Ancient Literature”, in Flowers of India‎^[1]

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कुंद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कुंद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.