फंदा
Hindi
Etymology
From a conflation of Sanskrit बन्ध (bandhá) and स्पाश (spāśa, “noose”). Cognate with Punjabi ਫੰਧ (phandh) / پھندھ (phandh), Gujarati ફાંદો (phā̃do).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰən.d̪ɑː/
Noun
फंदा • (phandā) m
- noose
- फाँसी का फंदा ― phā̃sī kā phandā ― a noose used in hanging
- snare, trap, clutches
- उसने ख़ूब चालाकी से फंदा डाला है।
- usne xūb cālākī se phandā ḍālā hai.
- He has cunningly set a trap.
- trickery, fraud
- Synonyms: धोखा (dhokhā), छल (chal)
Declension
Declension of फंदा | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | फंदा (phandā) | फंदे (phande) |
Oblique | फंदे (phande) | फंदों (phandõ) |
Vocative | फंदे (phande) | फंदो (phando) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “फंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “spāśa (13813)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press