मन्द

Etymology
Perhaps related to, with further origin.

Turner derives both words from a hypothetical root, itself perhaps a derivative of (whence ), from ; this "to wait" sense of  is much less frequent than the "to think" sense in Sanskrit and does not show up in most dictionaries.

Similarity in semantics and phonetics with other words makes the case for a borrowing very likely.

Noun

 * 1) slow, tardy, moving slowly or softly, loitering, idle, lazy, sluggish in (loc. or comp.), apathetic, phlegmatic, indifferent to (dat.) MBh. Kāv. &c.
 * 2) weak, slight, slack (as a bow), dull, faint (as light), low (as a voice), gentle (as rain or wind), feeble (as the digestive faculty) ib.
 * 3) weak i.e. tolerant, indulgent to (loc.) MBh.
 * 4) dull-witted, silly, stupid, foolish