मंदा

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀤 (maṃda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मन्द (manda, “dull-witted, slow, bad”).[1]

Adjective

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मंदा • (mandā) (Urdu spelling ماندہ)

  1. slow
    Synonym: (more common) धीमा (dhīmā)
  2. faint, weak
    Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), दुर्बल (durbal)
  3. spoiled, ruined
    Synonyms: विकृत (vikŕt), बिगड़ा हुआ (bigṛā huā)
  4. lazy, inert, dull
    Synonyms: आलसी (ālsī), सुस्त (sust)

Declension

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Declension of मंदा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct मंदा
mandā 		मंदे
mande 		मंदी
mandī 		मंदी
mandī
oblique मंदे
mande 		मंदे
mande 		मंदी
mandī 		मंदी
mandī
vocative मंदे
mande 		मंदे
mande 		मंदी
mandī 		मंदी
mandī

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*matthara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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