नन्द्

See also: नान्दी

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • নন্দ্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬦᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • নন্দ্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰡𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀦𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • နန္ဒ် (Burmese script)
  • નન્દ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਨਨ੍ਦ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂢𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹 (Kaithi script)
  • ನನ್ದ್ (Kannada script)
  • នន្ទ៑ (Khmer script)
  • ນນ຺ທ຺ (Lao script)
  • നന്ദ് (Malayalam script)
  • ᠨᠠᠨᡩ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘡𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠨᠠᠨᢑ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧁𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐣𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ନନ୍ଦ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢥꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆤𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖡𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • නන්‍ද් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩯𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚝𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶 (Takri script)
  • நந்த்³ (Tamil script)
  • నన్ద్ (Telugu script)
  • นนฺทฺ (Thai script)
  • ན་ནྡ྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒢𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨝𑨝𑩇𑨛𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Leumann derives the root from a phonetic dissimilation of मन्द् (mand, “to rejoice, gladden”) after a labial prefix, for example, अभिमन्द् (abhimand, “to gladden”) > अभिनन्द् (abhinand, “to please, rejoice at”).

Pronunciation

Root

नन्द् • (nand)

  1. to rejoice, delight, glee
  2. to be pleased or satisfied with, be glad of
  3. to make glad, gladden

Derived terms
  • अननन्दत् (ananandat)
  • अनन्दीत् (anandīt)
  • ननन्द (nananda)
  • नन्दक (nandaka)
  • नन्दति (nandati)
  • नन्दन (nandana)
  • नन्दयति (nandayati)
  • नन्दि (nandi)
  • नन्दिता (nanditā)
  • नन्दितुम् (nanditum)
  • नन्दिनी (nandinī)
  • नन्दिष्यति (nandiṣyati)
  • नन्दिष्यते (nandiṣyate)
  • नन्द्यते (nandyate)
  • नानन्द्यते (nānandyate)
  • नान्दी (nāndī)
  • निनन्दिषति (ninandiṣati)

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “नन्द्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 526/2.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 87
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 10-1
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 131-2
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