मंदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀤 (maṃda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मन्द (manda, “dull-witted, slow, bad”).[1]

Adjective

मंदा • (mandā) (Urdu spelling ماندہ)

  1. slow
    Synonym: (more common) धीमा (dhīmā)
  2. faint, weak
    Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), दुर्बल (durbal)
  3. spoiled, ruined
    Synonyms: विकृत (vikŕt), बिगड़ा हुआ (bigṛā huā)
  4. lazy, inert, dull
    Synonyms: आलसी (ālsī), सुस्त (sust)

Declension
Declension of मंदा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct मंदा
mandā		 मंदे
mande		 मंदी
mandī		 मंदी
mandī
oblique मंदे
mande		 मंदे
mande		 मंदी
mandī		 मंदी
mandī
vocative मंदे
mande		 मंदे
mande		 मंदी
mandī		 मंदी
mandī

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*matthara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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