Etymology

Thind

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Today it means: A surname from Punjabi. Full definition →

Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ ← Sanskrit *स्तिन्त
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  1. Sanskrit · derived from*स्तिन्त“wet”
  2. Punjabi · borrowed fromਥਿੰਦ
  3. English todayThind

Borrowed from Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ (thind), which is inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”), from स्तिम् (stim, “to become wet or moist; to become fixed or immovable”). Cognate with Palula síndu. See Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā) for more information.

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