ډونډ — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
ډونډ (ḍonḍ) is a Pashto n-m meaning “destroyed” in English. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form ډونډونه.
Meanings · Entry 13
ماناوې او تعریفونهGrammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural (-ūnah) | ډونډونه | ḍonḍ-ūnah |
Obl Plural (-ūno) | ډونډونو | ḍonḍ-ūno |
Animate Plural (-ān) | ډونډان | ḍonḍ-ān |
Animate Obl Plural (-āno) | ډونډانو | ḍonḍ-āno |
Vocative Singular (-a) | ډونډه | ḍonḍ-a |
Examples from corpora2
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
د جګړې له امله د کلی ډونډ شو.
“The village was ruined due to the war.”
جنگ کی وجہ سے گاؤں تباہ ہو گیا۔
د دې ستونزې ډونډ په پخوانیو پرېکړو کې دی.
“The root of this problem lies in past decisions.”
اس مسئلے کی جڑ ماضی کے فیصلوں میں ہے۔
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
ډونډ (adj · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهد جګړې له امله د کلی ډونډ شو.
“The village was ruined due to the war.”
جنگ کی وجہ سے گاؤں تباہ ہو گیا۔
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword ډونډ (ḍonḍ) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.