qənd

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic гəнд
Roman qənd
Perso-Arabic قند

Etymology

From Persian کند (kand), ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, candied sugar), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, to divide, break into pieces), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, hard candy).

Noun

qənd (definite accusative qəndi, plural qəndlər)

  1. sugar

Declension

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