बाँध

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥 (baṃdha), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Compare Assamese বান্ধ (bandho), Bengali বাঁধ (bãdh).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑːnd̪ʱ/, [bä̃ːn̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

बाँध • (bāndh) m (Urdu spelling باندھ)

  1. dam (on a river or water body)
    इस इलाक़े की कौनसी नदी पर बाँध बनाया जा रहा है?
    is ilāqe kī kaunsī nadī par bāndh banāyā jā rahā hai?
    On which river is the dam being built in this region?
  2. barricade
  3. binding, fastening

Declension
Declension of बाँध (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बाँध
bāndh		 बाँध
bāndh
oblique बाँध
bāndh		 बाँधों
bāndhõ
vocative बाँध
bāndh		 बाँधो
bāndho

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bandhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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