गर्द

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəɾd̪/, [ɡɐɾd̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian گرد (gard).

Noun

गर्द • (gard) f (Urdu spelling گرد)

  1. dust
    Synonyms: धूल (dhūl), ख़ाक (xāk)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian گرد (gird).

Adjective

गर्द • (gard) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گرد)

  1. circling, encircling, wandering
    • 1797 – 1869, Ghalib 18.3:
      माना-ए वहशत-ख़िरामीहा-ए लैला कौन है
      ख़ाना-ए मजनून-ए सहरा-गर्द बे-दरवाज़ा था
      mānā-e vahśat-xirāmīhā-e lailā kaun hai
      xānā-e majnūn-e sahrā-gard be-darvāzā thā
      who is a forbidder of the mad-walkings of Laila?
      the house of Majnun the desert-circler was door-less

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Root

गर्द • (garda)

  1. to cry, sound, roar
  2. to be hungry

References

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