Gonda, Gōṇḍa, Goṇḍa, Gomda: 12 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Gonda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Gonda in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Carica papaya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Eclogae Plantarum Rariorum (1811)
· Flore des Antilles (1824)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1804)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gonda, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gōṇḍa (गोंड).—n m The calix or cup (of certain vegetables and grains). 2 f n C A lane (in a village or between enclosures); a cleft through a hill; a narrow pass or passage; a cow-track esp. over hill-pastures. 3 n R A cluster of peppercorns, the stem with its clustering corns. 4 n A tufted or moss-like plant, covering the surface of tanks &c. 5 m The gathering spot of pasturing herds in the morning. See phrase under gōvaṇḍa.

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gōṇḍā (गोंडा).—m The tuberous or tufted head (of Globe amaranth and other flowers). 2 fig. A full and swelling bunch or cluster gen.; a knot, knob, boss, tuft, tassel, bunch. gōṇḍā ghōḷaṇēṃ (To wag the [tuft or stump of] tail at.) To attend upon servilely in hopes of getting something; to fawn upon. gōṇḍā phuṭaṇēṃ (guḷālā or rasālā) To get a cream or head--boiling sugarcane juice &c. 2 also gōṇḍā phōḍaṇēṃ To come openly out; to be fully risen--the sun or sūryānēṃ. Ex. sūryānēṃ gōṇḍā phōḍalā nāhīṃ tō dārīṃ yēūna basalā. The figure is that of the spreading abroad (radiating widely) of a tassel (gōṇḍā) on being wetted. 3 fig. To come out into broad conspicuousness or full notoriety--a person. Gen. in bad sense.

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gōnda (गोंद).—m ( H) Gum.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gōṇḍa (गोंड).—n m The calyx or cub (of certain vegetables and grains). f A lane.

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gōṇḍā (गोंडा).—m The tufted head (of Globe amar- anth and other flowers). A full and swelling bunch or cluster; a knot, knob, boss, tuft, tassel. gōṇḍā ghōḷaṇēṃ To wag [the tuft or stump of] tail at. To attend upon servilely in hopes of getting something, to fawn upon. gōṇḍā phuṭaṇēṃ (guḷālā or rasālā) To get a cream or head–boiling sugarcane juice. gōṇḍā phuṭaṇēṃ or gōṇḍā phōḍaṇēṃ To come openly out, to be fully risen-the sun.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Goṇḍa (गोण्ड).—

1) A fleshy navel.

2) A person with a fleshy navel.

3) A man of a low tribe, a mountaineer, especially one inhabiting the eastern portion of the Vindhya range between the Narmadā and Kṛṣṇa.

Derivable forms: goṇḍaḥ (गोण्डः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Goṇḍa (गोण्ड).—mfn.

(-ṇḍaḥ-ṇḍā-ṇḍaṃ) A person with a prominent navel. m.

(-ṇḍaḥ) A man of a low tribe, a mountaineer, especially inhabiting the eastern portion of the Vindhya range, between the Nerbudda and Krishna giving name to the province of Gondwana. 2. A prominent navel, or a lump of flesh on the navel, &c. E. guḍi to enclose, &c. ac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Goṇḍa (गोण्ड).—[masculine] [Name] of a people.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Goṇḍa (गोण्ड):—m. a fleshy navel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) a person with a fleshy or prominent navel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) a man of a low tribe, mountaineer, [especially] inhabiting the eastern portion of the Vindhya range between the Narmadā and Kṛṣṇā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Goṇḍa (गोण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. A man of a low tribe, a mountaineer. a. Having a prominent navel.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gonda in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Gonda in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) pise..—gonda (गोंदा) is alternatively transliterated as Goṃdā.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Goṃḍa (ಗೊಂಡ):—[noun] the head of a village or town.

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Goṃḍa (ಗೊಂಡ):—

1) [noun] a division of Dravidian race, who speak Goṇḍi, in central India.

2) [noun] a member of this race.

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Goṃḍa (ಗೊಂಡ):—[noun] (mus.) a particular mode or style in singing.

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Gōṃḍa (ಗೋಂಡ):—

1) [noun] a division of Dravidian race, who speak Gōṇḍi, in central India.

2) [noun] a member of this race.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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