দণ্ড

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa). Doublet of দাঁড় (dãṛ) and দাঁড়ি (dãṛi).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ɔnɖo/, [ˈd̪ɔɳɖoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ɔndo/, [ˈd̪ɔndoˑ]

Noun

দণ্ড • (donḍo)

  1. stick, bar
    Synonyms: লাঠি (laṭhi), ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa)
  2. punishment, penalty
    মৃত্যুদণ্ড ― mrittudonḍo ― Death penalty

Derived terms
  • দণ্ডচুম্বক (donḍocumbok, “bar magnet”)
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