ঝান্ডা

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • ঝাণ্ডা (jhanḍa)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀥𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀓 (*dhajaṇḍaka), from *𑀥𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*dhajaṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *ध्वजदण्ड (dhvajadaṇḍa, “flagstaff”),[1] from ध्वज (dhvaja, “flag”) +‎ दण्ड (daṇḍa, “staff, stick”). Cognate with Odia ଝଣ୍ଡା (jhôṇḍa), ଧଣ୍ଡା (dhôṇḍa), Bhojpuri झंडा (jhaṇḍā), Gujarati ઝંડો (jhaṇḍo), Nepali झण्डा (jhaṇḍā), Hindustani झंडा (jhaṇḍā) / جھنڈا (jhaṇḍā), Punjabi ਝੰਡਾ (jhaṇḍā), Sindhi جهنڊو (jhaṇḍo), Marathi झेंडा (jheṇḍā).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒʱanɖa/, [ˈdʒʱaɳɖaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱanda/, [ˈdʑʱandaˑ]
  • Rhymes: -anɖa

Noun

ঝান্ডা • (jhanḍa)

  1. flag
    Synonyms: পতাকা (potaka), ফ্ল্যাগ (phlêg), নিশান (niśan), ধ্বজা (dhoja)

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