नाँद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नांद (nānd)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit 𑀡𑀁𑀤 (ṇaṃda)

Hindi नाँद (nā̃d)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀁𑀤 (ṇaṃda, “pot”), with further etymology unknown.

• Compare the lexicographically attested Sanskrit नन्दा (nandā, “small earthen pot”), नन्दिका (nandikā). Turner reconstructs an ancestor *nānda, but not all cognates reflect the nasal cluster.
• Alternatively, Dasa suggests inheritance from Sanskrit नन्दक (nandaka, “giving delight”), but this is semantically unjustifiable.

Cognate with Sindhi نادُ (nādu), Punjabi ਨਾਂਦ (nānd), Bengali নাদা (nada), Odia ନନ୍ଦିଆ (nandiā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑ̃ːd̪/, [nä̃ːd̪]

Noun

नाँद • (nā̃d) f

1. a kind of earthen pot (for giving water or food to animals)

Declension

Declension of नाँद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाँद nā̃d	नाँदें nā̃dẽ
oblique	नाँद nā̃d	नाँदों nā̃dõ
vocative	नाँद nā̃d	नाँदो nā̃do

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नांद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नाँद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha