कुंद

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

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.
dimwitted, obtuse, dumb

Etymology 2

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

Noun

कुंद • (kund) m (Urdu spelling کند)

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

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.

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