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sanda¹
Where it comes from
From Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ).
noun
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A Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing.
The major injury situation for the sanda males was attacking with a punch (66.7%) followed by attacking with a kick (33.3%).
Similar: Chinese boxing
sanda²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi सांडा (sāṇḍā).
noun sandas
- A desert reptile, Saara hardwickii, a type of spiny-tailed lizard. The sanda is easily caught by a horse-hair noose placed over the opening of his burrow, which is always of uniform shape, and the exact size of what would be a mid-section of the reptile. The sanda is in great repute as a resotorative and aphrodisiac, and even high caste Hindus, such as Brahmans and
sanda³
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Sanskrit षण्ढ (ṣaṇḍha, “eunuch, hermaphrodite”), which is often conflated with साण्ड (sāṇḍa, “bull”) in New Indo-Aryan languages due to sound change.
noun sandas
- A man who is congenitally impotent. Vasubandhu at (II.1c) (and elsewhere in the Abhidharmakosa, see Note 13) draws a distinction between the sanda and the pandaka, which Yasomitra understands in the following way: pandakas are those individuals who have lost their indriya, that is, the masculinity or femininity principle, through some
sanda⁴
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Swahili sanda, borrowed from Arabic سَنْد (sand).
noun sandas
- A white calico shroud used in East Africa. This washing is done by several elderly persons of the respective sex and these wrap it up with a sanda (white calico), either one or several according to the dignity, age and richness of the dead. But sanda instead of mikuswa (banana-leaves) was introduced lately because the people were not using c
sanda⁵
noun sandas
- Alternative form of sandarac Many of these trees yield rosin and gums, as I practically know, and they are worthy of being examined. As for example a sanda, which produces seche de sanda ; this is a valuable remedy for quickly healing cuts and other wounds.
sanda⁶
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malay sanda.
noun
- A traditional music style. Sanda is a venerated, solemn genre; in this area of east Manggarai rima it occurs only on the occasion of a religious festival such as penti.
Translations
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title = {sanda},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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