ബന്തവസ്

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بند و بست (band-u-bast), from resp. the past and present stems of the verb بستن (bastan, “to bind, to tie”). Compare Hindi बंदोबस्त (bandobast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bän̪t̪ɐʋäsɨ̆/

Noun

ബന്തവസ് • (bantavasŭ)

  1. custody
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