बंध
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of बंद (band). Compare Gujarati બંધ (bandh), Telugu బంధము (bandhamu), Khmer ពន្ធ (pŭən).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bənd̪ʱ/, [bə̃n̪d̪ʱ]
Noun
बंध • (bandh) m
- closing, tying, fastening; a knot
- closure (e.g. of shops)
- imprisonment, captivity
- a bandh: labour strike
- आज कोलकाता का मज़दूर बंध कर रहे हैं।
- āj kolkātā kā mazdūr bandh kar rahe ha͠i.
- Today labourers in Kolkata are holding a strike.
- Synonym: हड़ताल (haṛtāl)
- (chemistry) bond
- structure, formation
Declension
Declension of बंध (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | बंध bandh | बंध bandh |
oblique | बंध bandh | बंधों bandhõ |
vocative | बंध bandh | बंधो bandho |
Related terms
- बाँधना (bāndhnā, “to tie, knot”)
- बंधन (bandhan, “tying”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press