sanda
A Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxingA Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing.
» I lived in Sanda City last year.
Ich habe letztes Jahr in Sanda gewohnt.
Минулого року я жив у Санда Сіті.
Минулого року я жила у Санда Сіті.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)A Chinese martial art, self-defense system, and combat sport, similar to kick-boxing.
A desert reptile, Saara hardwickii, a type of spiny-tailed lizard.
(India)A man who is congenitally impotent.
A white calico shroud used in East Africa.
(Malaysia, uncountable)A traditional music style.
Examples
9 sentencesI lived in Sanda City last year.
Минулого року я жив у Санда Сіті.
deIch habe letztes Jahr in Sanda gewohnt.
How long have you lived in Sanda?
deWie lange hast du in Sanda gelebt?
How long did you live in Sanda?
deWie lange hast du in Sanda gelebt?
When will you live in Sanda next year?
I did not live in Sanda last year.
ruЯ не жил в Санде в прошлом году.
deIch habe letztes Jahr nicht in Sanda gewohnt.
Origin
From Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ). Borrowed from Hindi सांडा (sāṇḍā). Ultimately from Sanskrit षणFrom Mandarin 散打 (sǎndǎ).
Borrowed from Hindi सांडा (sāṇḍā).
Ultimately from Sanskrit षण्ढ (ṣaṇḍha, “eunuch, hermaphrodite”), which is often conflated with साण्ड (sāṇḍa, “bull”) in New Indo-Aryan languages due to sound change.
Borrowed from Swahili sanda, borrowed from Arabic سَنْد (sand).
Borrowed from Malay sanda.
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Forms
plural: sandas| Singular | sanda |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable