संदेसा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁂𑀲 (saṃdesa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit संदेश (saṃdeśa, “message”). Doublet of संदेश (sandeś).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.d̪eː.sɑː/, [sɐ̃n̪.d̪eː.säː]

Noun

संदेसा • (sandesā) m (Urdu spelling سنديسا)

1. information, news, tidings, intelligence, report
2. message, commission, command, direction
3. embassy, a present

Declension

Declension of संदेसा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संदेसा sandesā	संदेसे sandese
oblique	संदेसे sandese	संदेसों sandesõ
vocative	संदेसे sandese	संदेसो sandeso

Derived terms

• संदेसी (sandesī, “messager”)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “سنديسا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संदेसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press