Letter focus – ड
April 23, 2009 2:46 am in Beginner, Letters and Sounds, Meena, Naraindas, Nathan by admin
ड
Da
How does it look?
Line at the top. A little line coming down and then a S.
How to type it?
If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press “[“
(see “How to type in Hindi” for more information about setting up your computer.)
Words
At the Beginning
डकार – a belch
डगर – a road, track; path
डब – a pocket
डमरू – a small drum
डरना – to be afraid of
डर – fear
डम डम – drumming sound
डलना – to slide
डलिया – bucket
In the Middle
निडर – fearless
कुंडल – type of big ear ring
सैंडल – sandal
At the End
सूँड – dried ginger
काण्ड – chapter (in a book)
चण्ड मुण्ड – name of a deamon
With other vowels
गुड्डा – boy doll
गुड्डी – girl doll
मुंडा – bald or shaven head
मुंडन – first, ceremonial, shaving of a child’s head
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