बंदा

See also: बिंदी, बंद, बंदी, बद, बाद, and ब़ा'दी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda, “slave, servant”). Compare Bengali বান্দা (banda), Punjabi ਬੰਦਾ (bandā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪ɑː/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Noun

बंदा • (bandā) m (feminine बंदी, Urdu spelling بندہ)

  1. (earlier chiefly Delhi and Punjab) a man, person
    Synonyms: आदमी (ādmī), नर (nar), पुरुष (puruṣ), मर्द (mard)
  2. (dated) a servant, slave; used to refer to oneself humbly, e.g. यह बंदा (yah bandā, “this servant”)

Declension

Declension of बंदा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बंदा
bandā 		बंदे
bande
oblique बंदे
bande 		बंदों
bandõ
vocative बंदे
bande 		बंदो
bando

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