लीद (liid)

noun A single-sense noun meaning the dung of large animals like horses, camels, or donkeys.
Sense 1 : dung (of horses, camels, donkeys)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: गोबर (gobar, used for cow/buffalo dung instead)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You will hear लीद (liid) most in rural or market contexts -- near tongas, camel carts, or stables -- rather than in city conversation, since most Delhi-NCR households have no daily contact with horses or camels. It is also used mildly figuratively in some rough insults implying worthlessness, similar to how dung-related words work in English slang, though this use is coarse and best avoided in polite speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for गोबर (gobar) as a general word for 'dung,' but गोबर (gobar) is specifically cow or buffalo dung, while लीद (liid) is reserved for horses, camels, and donkeys -- swapping them sounds off to a native ear.
Sample Sentences:
सड़क पर घोड़े की लीद पड़ी थी। There was horse dung lying on the road.
(sadak par ghode kii liid padii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
तांगे वाला रोज़ सुबह लीद साफ़ करता है। The tonga driver cleans up the dung every morning.
(taange vaalaa roz subah liid saaf kartaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ऊँट की लीद खाद के काम आती है। Camel dung is useful as manure.
(oont kii liid khaad ke kaam aatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
स्टेबल के पास लीद की बदबू फैली हुई थी। The stench of dung had spread near the stable.
(stebal ke paas liid kii badboo phailii huii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मंडी के रास्ते में गधे की लीद से बचकर चलना। Walk carefully avoiding the donkey dung on the way to the market.
(mandii ke raaste men gadhe kii liid se bachkar chalnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर लीद न उठाई जाए तो पूरा अस्तबल गंदा हो जाएगा। If the dung is not picked up, the whole stable will become filthy.
(agar liid n uthaaii jaae to pooraa astbal gandaa ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उस दिन गली में इतनी लीद पड़ी थी कि निकलना मुश्किल हो गया। That day there was so much dung in the lane that it became hard to get through.
(us din galii men itnii liid padii thii ki nikalnaa mushkil ho gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
तू तो निरा लीद का ढेर है, किसी काम का नहीं। You're just a pile of dung, good for nothing.
(too to niraa liid kaa dher hai, kisii kaam kaa nahiin।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गाँव में लीद इकट्ठा करके सुखाई जाती थी और ईंधन के तौर पर इस्तेमाल की जाती थी। In the village, dung used to be collected, dried, and used as fuel.
(gaanv men liid ikatthaa karke sukhaaii jaatii thii aur iindhan ke taur par istemaal kii jaatii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): लीद (liid)
(sg.f.oblique): लीद (liid)
(pl.f.direct): लीदें (liiden)
(pl.f.oblique): लीदों (liidon)