तोंदीला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit तुंदिल्ल (tuṃdilla), तुंदिल (tuṃdila), from Sanskrit तुन्दिल (tundila). By surface analysis, तोंद (tond, “pot-belly”) +‎ -ईला (-īlā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪oːn.d̪iː.lɑː/, [t̪õːn̪.d̪iː.läː]

Adjective

तोंदीला • (tondīlā)

1. pot-bellied, having a protruding belly

   Synonyms: तोंदू (tondū), उदरिल (udril)

   • 2018, Kanak Dangi ‘Brijlata’, मकान बिकाऊ है: जरा सोचिए क्यों? [makān bikāū hai: jarā socie kyõ?, The house is for sale: just think why?]‎^[1], Educreation Publishing, page 97:

     प्रधानाचार्य महोदय लगभग पिताजी के सम[-]आयु थे। उन्होंने अपने सिर के बंजर वन को एक टोपी से ढक रखा था। तोंदीला बदन और बात-बात पर हँसने की उनकी आदत।

     pradhānācārya mahoday lagbhag pitājī ke sam[-]āyu the. unhõne apne sir ke bañjar van ko ek ṭopī se ḍhak rakhā thā. tondīlā badan aur bāt-bāt par hãsne kī unkī ādat.

     The principal sir was almost of the same age as my father. He had covered the barren forest of his head with a cap. He had a pot-bellied body and a habit of laughing at every little thing.

Declension

Declension of तोंदीला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	तोंदीला tondīlā	तोंदीले tondīle	तोंदीली tondīlī	तोंदीली tondīlī
oblique	तोंदीले tondīle	तोंदीले tondīle	तोंदीली tondīlī	तोंदीली tondīlī
vocative	तोंदीले tondīle	तोंदीले tondīle	तोंदीली tondīlī	तोंदीली tondīlī

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तोँदीला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2140
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “462”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tundilá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 334