As a deity name
Name 131 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 829 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
मुंड · masculine
name of Rahu; name of a Daitya
मुंड · masculine
a man with a shaven head, bald-headed man; the trunk of a lopped tree; a barber; a shaven head
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मुण्ड — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Doublet of मुंडा (muṇḍā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
muṇḍa mf(ā)n. shaved, bald, having the head shaved or the hair shorn, Mn.; MBh. &c.
having no horns, hornless (as a cow or goat), Var.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
shaved, bald, having the head shaved or the hair shorn, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "muṇḍāya" is the dative of "muṇḍa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
muṇḍa mf(ā)n. shaved, bald, having the head shaved or the hair shorn, Mn.; MBh. &c.
having no horns, hornless (as a cow or goat), Var.
Alternative readings
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