गोंद

Hindi

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit कुन्दुरु (kunduru, “resin of the plant Boswellia thurifera”). Compare Gujarati ગુંદર (gundar), Punjabi ਗੂੰਦ (gūnd).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoːnd̪/, [ɡõːn̪d̪]

Noun

गोंद • (gond) f

1. glue (sticky substance used to join things)

   गोंद लगाना ― gond lagānā ― to apply glue

2. tree sap

Declension

Declension of गोंद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोंद gond	गोंदें gondẽ
oblique	गोंद gond	गोंदों gondõ
vocative	गोंद gond	गोंदो gondo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गोंद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha