कुण्ड

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Old Tamil 𑀓𑀺𑀡𑁰𑀝𑀺 (kiṇṭi).

Pronunciation

Noun

कुण्ड • (kuṇḍa) stem, n

  1. bowl, waterpot
  2. basin of water, pit

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀟 (kuṃḍa)
    • Assamese: কুঁড় (kũr)
    • Hindi: कूँड (kū̃ḍ), कूँड़ा (kū̃ṛā), कूँडा (kū̃ḍā), कूँड़ी (kū̃ṛī)
    • Gujarati: કુંડ (kuṇḍ)
  • Old Javanese: kuṇḍa (vessel, fire-place, sacrificial fire)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “कुण्ड”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
  • Podolsky, Baruch (1998) “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el, Itamar Singer, Ran Zadok, editors, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18), Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 199–200
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