पुलिंदा (pulindaa)
noun
A bundle or packet of things tied or wrapped together, most often papers or documents; also used colloquially to describe a bulky, unwieldy collection of things.
Sense
1
:
bundle, packet (of papers, documents, letters, etc.)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: गठ्ठर (gaththar), बंडल (bandal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of an old lawyer's or clerk's desk piled with कागज़ों का पुलिंदा (kaagzon kaa pulindaa, 'a bundle of papers') tied up with string -- this word carries a slightly old-fashioned, bureaucratic-office flavor, evoking court files and government paperwork more than a neat modern folder.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use पुलिंदा (pulindaa) for any random pile, but it specifically implies things tied or wrapped together into one unit -- a loose heap of unrelated objects is better called ढेर (dher).
Sample Sentences:
मेज़ पर कागज़ों का एक पुलिंदा रखा था।
There was a bundle of papers lying on the table.
(mez par kaagzon kaa ek pulindaa rakhaa thaa।)
क्लर्क हर सुबह पुराने पुलिंदे खोलकर फाइलें ढूँढता है।
Every morning the clerk opens the old bundles to search for files.
(klark har subah puraane pulinde kholkar phaailen dhoondhtaa hai।)
वकील साहब अदालत के लिए दस्तावेज़ों का पुलिंदा बाँध रहे थे।
The lawyer was tying up a bundle of documents for the court.
(vakiil saahab adaalat ke lie dastaavezon kaa pulindaa baandh rahe the।)
यह पुलिंदा इतना पुराना है कि इसकी डोरी भी सड़ चुकी है।
This bundle is so old that even its string has rotted away.
(yah pulindaa itnaa puraanaa hai ki iskii dorii bhii sad chukii hai।)
बाबू जी, इन कागज़ों का पुलिंदा अलमारी में रख दीजिए।
Sir, please put this bundle of papers in the cupboard.
(baaboo jii, in kaagzon kaa pulindaa almaarii men rakh diijie।)
अगर वह पुलिंदा खो जाता, तो पूरा मुकदमा अटक जाता।
If that bundle of papers had been lost, the whole case would have been stalled.
(agar vah pulindaa kho jaataa, to pooraa mukadmaa atak jaataa।)
पुराने रिकॉर्ड कक्ष में धूल खाते पुलिंदों की कोई गिनती नहीं थी।
There was no counting the dust-covered bundles in the old record room.
(puraane rikord kaksh men dhool khaate pulindon kii koii gintii nahiin thii।)
क्या तुम्हें वह पुलिंदा मिल गया जिसमें पुराने पत्र रखे थे?
Did you find that bundle in which the old letters were kept?
(kyaa tumhen vah pulindaa mil gayaa jismen puraane patr rakhe the?)
अदालत में गवाही के दस्तावेज़ों का पुलिंदा पेश किया गया।
A bundle of documents was presented as evidence in the court.
(adaalat men gavaahii ke dastaavezon kaa pulindaa pesh kiyaa gayaa।)
शायद यह पुलिंदा दीमकों ने खा लिया हो।
Perhaps the termites have eaten this bundle of papers.
(shaayad yah pulindaa diimkon ne khaa liyaa ho।)
Sense
2
:
a large, unwieldy mass or collection (figurative)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: ढेर (dher), जंजाल (janjaal, figurative, complicated mess)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Used figuratively, समस्याओं का पुलिंदा (samasyaaon kaa pulindaa, 'a bundle of problems') is a common way to describe someone or something loaded down with issues -- the imagery of a heavy, tied-up bundle maps neatly onto the English idea of being 'weighed down' by troubles.
Sample Sentences:
यह लड़का तो समस्याओं का पुलिंदा है।
This boy is a bundle of problems.
(yah ladkaa to samasyaaon kaa pulindaa hai।)
उसकी जिंदगी शिकायतों का पुलिंदा बन गई है।
His life has become a heap of complaints.
(uskii jindgii shikaayton kaa pulindaa ban gaii hai।)
यह रिपोर्ट तो गलतियों का पुलिंदा निकली।
This report turned out to be a mass of errors.
(yah riport to galtiyon kaa pulindaa niklii।)
अगर वह मदद न माँगता, तो उसकी उलझनें पुलिंदा बन जातीं।
If he hadn't asked for help, his troubles would have piled up into a mess.
(agar vah madad n maangtaa, to uskii ulajhnen pulindaa ban jaatiin।)
कंपनी अब कर्जों का पुलिंदा बनकर रह गई है।
The company has been reduced to a mass of debts now.
(kampnii ab karjon kaa pulindaa bankar rah gaii hai।)
उसने अपने बचपन को दुखों के एक पुलिंदे की तरह ढोया।
He carried his childhood like a bundle of sorrows.
(usne apne bachpan ko dukhon ke ek pulinde kii tarah dhoyaa।)
काश उसकी सोच इतने भ्रमों का पुलिंदा न होती।
I wish his thinking weren't such a tangled mass of confusions.
(kaash uskii soch itne bhramon kaa pulindaa n hotii।)
यह फाइल तो सिर्फ बहानों का पुलिंदा लगती है।
This file just seems like a heap of excuses.
(yah phaail to sirph bahaanon kaa pulindaa lagtii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
पुलिंदा
(pulindaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
पुलिंदे
(pulinde)
(pl.m.direct):
पुलिंदे
(pulinde)
(pl.m.oblique):
पुलिंदों
(pulindon)