सुंदर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊn.d̪əɾ/, [sʊ̃n̪.d̪ɐɾ]

Adjective

सुंदर • (sundar) (indeclinable, comparative सुंदरतर, superlative सुंदरतम, Urdu spelling سندر)

1. beautiful, pretty; good-looking, handsome

   Synonyms: ख़ूबसूरत (xūbsūrat), हसीन (hasīn)

   Antonym: असुंदर (asundar)

   इस लड़की का लेख बहुत सुन्दर है।

   is laṛkī kā lekh bahut sundar hai.

   This girl's handwriting is very beautiful.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सुंदर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sundəɾ]

Adjective

सुंदर • (sundar) (Latin script sundor, Kannada script ಸುಂದರ್)

1. beautiful, good-looking

   Synonyms: सोबीत (sobīt), देखणें (dekhṇẽ), रम्य (ramya)

References

• Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei (1883) An English-Konkani Dictionary: And A Konkani-English Dictionary‎^[1], Mangalore: Basel Mission Press
• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[2]

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुन्दर (sundara). Compare Gujarati સુંદર (sundar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sun.d̪əɾ/

Adjective

सुंदर • (sundar)

1. beautiful, good-looking, handsome, pretty

   Antonyms: असुंदर (asundar), कुरूप (kurūp)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सुंदर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुंदर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सुंदर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).