तेंदुआ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- तेंदुवा (tenduvā)
- तेन्दुआ (tenduā)
- तेंदुआत (tenduāt)
Etymology
From Sanskrit तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रक (tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraka, “sharp-teethed”), from तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp”) + दंष्ट्र (daṃṣṭra, “teeth, tusk”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪e(ː)n̪d̪ʊa(ː)]
Declension
Declension of तेंदुआ (masc ind ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तेंदुआ tenduā |
तेंदुए tendue |
| oblique | तेंदुए tendue |
तेंदुओं tenduõ |
| vocative | तेंदुए tendue |
तेंदुओ tenduo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तेंदुआत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “तेंदुआ”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “तेंदुआ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Platts, John T. (1884) “तेंदुआ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तिंदु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2075
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