भोंदू

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भोन्दू (bhondū)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bhutta (“defective”). Cognate to Bengali ভোঁদা (bhō̃da, “stupid”), Odia ଭୋନ୍ଦଡ଼ (bhondaṛa, “scowling, foolish”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːn.d̪uː/, [bʱõːn̪.d̪uː]

Noun

भोंदू • (bhondū) m (Urdu spelling بهوندو)

1. (derogatory) simple (a person)
2. stupid, silly

   Synonym: बुद्धू (buddhū)

Declension

Declension of भोंदू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भोंदू bhondū	भोंदू bhondū
oblique	भोंदू bhondū	भोंदुओं bhonduõ
vocative	भोंदू bhondū	भोंदुओ bhonduo

Derived terms

• भोंदूपन
• भोंदूपना

See also

• Platts, John T. (1884) “भोंदू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “भोंदू”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भोंदू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भोंदू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भोंदू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhutta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press