डंडा

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See also: डंडौ

Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

डण्डा (ḍaṇḍā)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀕 (ḍaṃḍaga), from Sanskrit दण्डक (daṇḍaka). Cognate to Bengali ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa), Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā)

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖəɳ.ɖɑː/, [ɖɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Noun[edit]

डंडा • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling ڈنڈا)

stick, staff

Declension[edit]

Declension of डंडा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डंडा ḍaṇḍā	डंडे ḍaṇḍe
oblique	डंडे ḍaṇḍe	डंडों ḍaṇḍõ
vocative	डंडे ḍaṇḍe	डंडो ḍaṇḍo

Further reading[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डंडा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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