ਗੇਂਦਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गेन्दुक (genduka). Cognate with Bengali গেঁদা (gẽda) and Hindustani گیندا / गेंदा (gendā).

Noun

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ਗੇਂਦਾ (gendām (Shahmukhi spelling گیندا)

  1. marigold (plant of the genus Tagetes)
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Further reading

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  • ਗੇਂਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੇਂਦਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gēnduka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 228