گندہ

See also: گنده and کنده

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گنده (ganda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡən.d̪ɑː/

Adjective

گندہ • (ganda) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling गंदा)

1. dirty, filthy

   Antonym: صاف (sāf)

2. rotten; stinking
3. impure, unclean
4. vile, wicked
5. obscene, indecent

Related terms

• گند (gand)
• گندگی (gandagī)

References

• “گندہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گندہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “گندہ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “گندہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu گندہ (gandah).

Adjective

گندہ (gandah)

1. dirty, filthy
2. vile, wicked

   Synonym: خسا (xasā)