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सड़ाँध

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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सड़ना (saṛnā, to become rotten) +‎ गंध (gandh, smell). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɽɑːnd̪ʱ/, [sɐ.ɽä̃ːn̪d̪ʱ], /sə.ɽɑ̃ːd̪ʱ/, [sɐ.ɽä̃ːd̪ʱ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnd̪ʱ, -ɑ̃ːd̪ʱ
  • Hyphenation: स‧ड़ाँध

Noun

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सड़ाँध (saṛāndhf (Urdu spelling سڙاندهہ)

  1. stench, putrid smell
    इस नाली से सड़ाँध आ रही है।
    is nālī se saṛāndh ā rahī hai.
    Stench is coming from this drain.
  2. (figurative) foulness, filth

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “saṛāyam̐dha”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “سڙاهند”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.