As a Hindi name
कुण्ड · kuṇḍ · s.m.
A basin, bowl, pitcher, waterpot, water-jar — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 853
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a round hole in the ground (for receiving and preserving water or fire, cf. agni-kuṇḍa), pit, well, spring or basin of water (especially consecrated to some holy purpose or person)…
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kuṇḍa" is the vocative of "kuṇḍā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kuṇḍa n. [as m., L.], a bowl-shaped vessel, basin, bowl, pitcher, pot, water-pot, KātyŚr.; MBh. &c.
a vessel for coals, R. v, 10, 16 &c.
a round hole in the ground (for receiving and preserving water or fire, cf. agni-kuṇḍa), pit, well, spring or basin of water (especially consecrated to some holy purpose or person), MBh.; R. &c.
crippled, lame, Mahāvy.
kuṇḍa m. an adulterine, son of a woman by another man than her husband while the husband is alive, Mn. iii, 174
kuṇḍā f. (√ kuṇḍ) mutilation, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 103, Kāś.
N. of Durgā, L.
Alternative readings
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