बंदूक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَنْدُوق (bandūq), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪uːq/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪uːq], /bən.d̪uːk/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪uːk]

Noun

बंदूक़ • (bandūq) f (Urdu spelling بَنْدُوق)

  1. gun, rifle
    अपनी बंदूक़ जल्दी से भर दो।
    apnī bandūq jaldī se bhar do.
    Load your gun quickly!
    शिकारी ने बंदूक़ से हिरन मार डाला।
    śikārī ne bandūq se hiran mār ḍālā.
    The hunter shot a deer with his gun.

Declension
Declension of बंदूक़ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बंदूक़
bandūq		 बंदूक़ें
bandūqẽ
oblique बंदूक़
bandūq		 बंदूक़ों
bandūqõ
vocative बंदूक़
bandūq		 बंदूक़ो
bandūqo

Derived terms
  • बंदूक़धारी (bandūqdhārī, “gunman”)
  • बंदूक़साज़ (bandūqsāz, “gun manufacturer”)

Descendants
  • English: bundook

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बंदूक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बंदूक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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