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गरुड

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾʊɖ/, [ɡɐ.ɾʊɖ]

Proper noun

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गरुड (garuḍm (Urdu spelling گرڈ)

  1. alternative form of गरुड़ (garuṛ)

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Unclear, possibly from गॄ (gṝ, root) in either the "call" or "devour" senses. Likely related to the obscure term गरुत्मन्त् (garútmant-, epithet of the supernatural sunbird known as सुपर्ण (suparṇá, having beautiful wings)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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गरुड (garuḍá) stemm

  1. (Hinduism) garuda (a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology)

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of गरुड
singular
nominative गरुडस् (garuḍás)
accusative गरुडम् (garuḍám)
instrumental गरुडेन (garuḍéna)
dative गरुडाय (garuḍā́ya)
ablative गरुडात् (garuḍā́t)
genitive गरुडस्य (garuḍásya)
locative गरुडे (garuḍé)
vocative गरुड (gáruḍa)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “garuḍá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 471
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “garútmant-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 471

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