Etymology

sanda

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Today it means: A Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing. Full definition →

Hindi सांडा
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sanda · noun1

From Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ).

sanda · noun2

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromसांडा
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromसांडा
  3. English todaysanda

Borrowed from Hindi सांडा (sāṇḍā).

sanda · noun3

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromषण्ढ“eunuch, hermaphrodite”
  2. English todaysanda

Ultimately from Sanskrit षण्ढ (ṣaṇḍha, “eunuch, hermaphrodite”), which is often conflated with साण्ड (sāṇḍa, “bull”) in New Indo-Aryan languages due to sound change.

sanda · noun4

  1. Arabicسَنْد (sand)
  2. Swahilisanda
  3. English todaysanda

Borrowed from Swahili sanda, borrowed from Arabic سَنْد (sand).

sanda · noun5

  1. Malay · borrowed fromsanda
  2. Malay · borrowed fromsanda
  3. English todaysanda

Borrowed from Malay sanda.

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