गुर्दा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گرده (gurda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊɾ.d̪ɑː/, [ɡʊɾ.d̪äː]
• Hyphenation: गुर‧दा

Noun

गुर्दा • (gurdā) m (Urdu spelling گردہ) (rare)

1. (anatomy) kidney
2. (figuratively) audacity, courage

Declension

Declension of गुर्दा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुर्दा gurdā	गुर्दे gurde
oblique	गुर्दे gurde	गुर्दों gurdõ
vocative	गुर्दे gurde	गुर्दो gurdo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गुर्दा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गुर्दा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Hardev Bahri (2013), “गुर्दा”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN

• “गुर्दा”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026
• “गुर्दा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.