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मंदा

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀤 (maṃda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मन्द (manda, dull-witted, slow, bad).[1]

Adjective

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मंदा (mandā) (Urdu spelling ماندہ)

  1. slow
    Synonym: (more common) धीमा (dhīmā)
  2. faint, weak
    Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), दुर्बल (durbal)
  3. spoiled, ruined
    Synonyms: विकृत (vikŕt), बिगड़ा हुआ (bigṛā huā)
  4. lazy, inert, dull
    Synonyms: आलसी (ālsī), सुस्त (sust)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*matthara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press