As a Hindi name
कुण्डा · kuṇḍā · s.f.
An epithet of the goddess Durgā — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 853
कुण्डा · kuṇḍā · s.m.
A son born in adultery, an adulterine — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 853
Cited formation "कुण्डा" is कुण्ड + -आ: कुण्ड means "A basin, bowl, pitcher, waterpot, water-jar", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कुण्डा" is कुण्ड + -आ: कुण्ड means "A basin, bowl, pitcher, waterpot, water-jar", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
mutilation
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kuṇḍā" is the feminine form of "kuṇḍa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
kuṇḍā f. (√ kuṇḍ) mutilation, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 103, Kāś.
N. of Durgā, L.
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.
Alternative readings
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