औंधा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga), from Sanskrit अवमूर्ध (avamūrdha, “head-down”), from मूर्धन् (mūrdhan, “head”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editऔंधा • (aundhā) (Urdu spelling اوندھا)
- face down, upside down
- overturned, in utter confusion, ruined, fallen flat
- crooked, wrong, adverse (as fortune)
Declension
editDeclension of औंधा (ā-stem)
Noun
editऔंधा • (aundhā) m (Urdu spelling اوندھا)
- (slang, figurative) a fool
Declension
editDeclension of औंधा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- औंधना (aundhnā, “to be overturned”)
- औंधाना (aundhānā, “to overturn”)
- औंधे मुँह (aundhe mũh, “face-down, head-first”)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “औंधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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