Cold in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “cold” in Hindi is ठंडा, pronounced thanda — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
lacking the warmth of life
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰtós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *stabdʰás
Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha)
Prakrit 𑀣𑀤𑁆𑀥 (thaddha)
Prakrit 𑀣𑀟𑁆𑀠 (thaḍḍha)
Prakrit 𑀞𑀟𑁆𑀠 (ṭhaḍḍha)
Proto-Dravidian *taṇinflu.
Hindi ठंढा (ṭhaṇḍhā)
Hindi ठंडा
With Grassman's Law in New Indo-Aryan from ठंढा (ṭhaṇḍhā), which is from Prakrit *ठंढ (ṭhaṃḍha, “cold”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), which is from Prakrit ठड्ढ (ṭhaḍḍha, “cold, stiff”) with contamination of -ṇ- from a derivative of Proto-Dravidian *taṇ (“cold”). Ultimately from Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha). Doublet of स्तब्ध (stabdh), ठाढ़ा (ṭhāṛhā), and ठड्डा (ṭhaḍḍā). Cognate with Kashmiri थंड् (thaṃḍ), Punjabi ਠੰਢ / ٹھنڈھ (ṭhaṇḍha), Nepali ठण्डा (ṭhaṇḍā), Gujarati ઠંડું (ṭhaṇḍũ), Bengali ঠান্ডা (ṭhanḍa), Odia ଠଣ୍ଡା (ṭhaṇḍā), Bhojpuri ठण्ढा (ṭhaṇḍhā), Marathi थंड (thaṇḍa), Sindhi ٿَڌ / थध (thadh).
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Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰtós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *stabdʰás
Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha)
Prakrit 𑀣𑀤𑁆𑀥 (thaddha)
Prakrit 𑀣𑀟𑁆𑀠 (thaḍḍha)
Prakrit 𑀞𑀟𑁆𑀠 (ṭhaḍḍha)
Proto-Dravidian *taṇinflu.
Hindi ठंढा (ṭhaṇḍhā)
Hindi ठंडा
With Grassman's Law in New Indo-Aryan from ठंढा (ṭhaṇḍhā), which is from Prakrit *ठंढ (ṭhaṃḍha, “cold”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), which is from Prakrit ठड्ढ (ṭhaḍḍha, “cold, stiff”) with contamination of -ṇ- from a derivative of Proto-Dravidian *taṇ (“cold”). Ultimately from Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha). Doublet of स्तब्ध (stabdh), ठाढ़ा (ṭhāṛhā), and ठड्डा (ṭhaḍḍā). Cognate with Kashmiri थंड् (thaṃḍ), Punjabi ਠੰਢ / ٹھنڈھ (ṭhaṇḍha), Nepali ठण्डा (ṭhaṇḍā), Gujarati ઠંડું (ṭhaṇḍũ), Bengali ঠান্ডা (ṭhanḍa), Odia ଠଣ୍ଡା (ṭhaṇḍā), Bhojpuri ठण्ढा (ṭhaṇḍhā), Marathi थंड (thaṇḍa), Sindhi ٿَڌ / थध (thadh).
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