धुंद

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʊnd̪/, [d̪ʱʊ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

धुंद • (dhund) f (Urdu spelling دھند)

1. Alternative form of धुंध (dhundh)

Marathi

See also: धंदा

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *धूमान्ध (dhūmāndha), from धूम (dhūmá, “smoke, haze”) +‎ अन्ध (andhá, “blind”) (compare धूमाक्ष (dhūmākṣá)). Compare Gujarati ધૂંધ (dhū̃dh), ધૂંધળું (dhū̃dhaḷũ), Hindustani دُھنْدْھ (dhundh) / धुंध (dhundh), Sindhi ڌُنڌُ / धुंधु, ڌُنڌارو / धुंधारो, Punjabi ਧੁੰਧ (dhundh) / دھُندھ (dhundh), ਧੁੰਦ (dhund) / دھُند (dhund).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱun.d̪ə/

Adjective

धुंद • (dhunda)

1. dimmed, clouded
2. absorbed in, drunk

   Synonyms: मत्त (matta), मस्त (masta)

Derived terms

• धुंदी (dhundī, “intoxication”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धुंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धुंद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “धुंद”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).