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English word origin

Etymology of sanda

From Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A desert reptile, Saara hardwickii, a type of spiny-tailed lizard.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hindi सांडा (sāṇḍā).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A man who is congenitally impotent.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

A white calico shroud used in East Africa.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Arabic سَنْد (sand)bor. Swahili sandabor. English sanda Borrowed from Swahili sanda, borrowed from Arabic سَنْد (sand).

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Source etymology 6

Original entry ↗
noun

A traditional music style.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Malay sanda.

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