शकरकंद

Hindi

Etymology

Nuqtaless form of शकरक़ंद (śakarqand). Also analyzed as शकर (śakar, “sugar”) +‎ कंद (kand, “bulb, tuberous root”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃə.kəɾ.kənd̪/, [ʃɐ.kɐɾ.kɐ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

शकरकंद • (śakarkand) m (Urdu spelling شکرکند)

1. Synonym of शकरक़ंद (śakarqand, “sweet potato”).

Declension

Declension of शकरकंद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शकरकंद śakarkand	शकरकंद śakarkand
oblique	शकरकंद śakarkand	शकरकंदों śakarkandõ
vocative	शकरकंद śakarkand	शकरकंदो śakarkando

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 941