औंधा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga), from Sanskrit अवमूर्ध (avamūrdha, “head-down”), from मूर्धन् (mūrdhan, “head”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɔːn.d̪ʱɑː/, [ɔ̃ːn̪.d̪ʱäː]

Adjective

औंधा • (aundhā) (Urdu spelling اوندھا)

  1. face down, upside down
  2. overturned, in utter confusion, ruined, fallen flat
  3. crooked, wrong, adverse (as fortune)

Declension
Declension of औंधा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct औंधा
aundhā		 औंधे
aundhe		 औंधी
aundhī		 औंधी
aundhī
oblique औंधे
aundhe		 औंधे
aundhe		 औंधी
aundhī		 औंधी
aundhī
vocative औंधे
aundhe		 औंधे
aundhe		 औंधी
aundhī		 औंधी
aundhī

Noun

औंधा • (aundhā) m (Urdu spelling اوندھا)

  1. (slang, figurative) a fool

Declension
Declension of औंधा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct औंधा
aundhā		 औंधे
aundhe
oblique औंधे
aundhe		 औंधों
aundhõ
vocative औंधे
aundhe		 औंधो
aundho

Derived terms
  • औंधना (aundhnā, “to be overturned”)
  • औंधाना (aundhānā, “to overturn”)
  • औंधे मुँह (aundhe mũh, “face-down, head-first”)

References
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