बवंडर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वातमण्डल (vātamaṇḍala, whirlwind) or वायुमण्डल (vāyumaṇḍala, whirlwind). In either case, the first part is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow), thus a cognate with English wind.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ʋəɳ.ɖəɾ/, [bɐ.ʋɐ̃ɳ.ɖɐɾ]

Noun

बवंडर • (bavaṇḍar) m (Urdu spelling بونڈر)

  1. tornado
  2. whirlwind
  3. dust devil

Declension

References

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