ڈنڈا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀕 (ḍaṃḍaga), from Sanskrit दण्डक (daṇḍaka), from दण्ड (daṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Hindi डाँड़ (ḍā̃ṛ) and दंड (daṇḍ), Bengali ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa), and Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖəɳ.ɖɑː/

Noun

ڈنڈا • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Hindi spelling डंडा)

  1. stick, staff

Further reading

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