उद्दण्ड

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compound of उद्- (ud-, “raised”) +‎ दण्ड (daṇḍa, “staff”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ud.dɐɳ.ɖɐ/, [ud̚.dɐɳ.ɖɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ud̪ˈd̪ɐɳ.ɖɐ/, [ud̪̚ˈd̪ɐɳ.ɖɐ]

Adjective

उद्दण्ड • (uddaṇḍa) stem

1. upright, vertical or broadly raised aloft
2. extraordinary, formidable, eminent

Noun

उद्दण्ड • (uddaṇḍa) stem, m

1. erect stalk or stem (of a tree)
2. carrier (of a staff)
3. a kind of time (in music)

Descendants

• Hindi: उद्दंड (uddaṇḍ)
• Old Marathi: उद्दंड (uddaṃḍa)
  • Marathi: उदंड (udaṇḍa)
• Kannada: ಉದ್ದಂಡ (uddaṇḍa)
• Nepali: उद्दण्ड (uddaṇḍa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “उद्दण्ड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 187, column 1.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “उद्दण्ड”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 51