گندہ

See also: گنده and کنده

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گَنْدَه (ganda). First attested in c. 1679 as Middle Hindi گندہ (gndh /⁠ganda⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. dirty, filthy

   Antonym: صاف (sāf)

2. unclean
   1. impure
   2. untidy
3. obscene, indecent
4. vile, wicked

Related terms

• گَنْد (gand)
• گَنْدَگی (gandagī)

Further reading

• “گندہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “گنده”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu گندہ (gandah).

Adjective

گندہ (gandah)

1. dirty, filthy
2. vile, wicked

   Synonym: خسا (xasā)