बन्धु
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- bandhu (Latin script)
- 𑀩𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- বন্ধু (Bengali script)
- බන්ධු (Sinhalese script)
- ဗန္ဓု or ၿၼ္ꩪု or ၿၼ်ꩪု (Burmese script)
- พนฺธุ or พันธุ (Thai script)
- ᨻᨶ᩠ᨵᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ພນ຺ຘຸ or ພັນຘຸ (Lao script)
- ពន្ធុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄙𑄪 (Chakma script)
Noun
बन्धु m
- Devanagari script form of bandhu
Declension
Declension table of "बन्धु" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | बन्धु (bandhu) | बन्धवो (bandhavo) or बन्धू (bandhū) |
| Accusative (second) | बन्धुं (bandhuṃ) | बन्धवो (bandhavo) or बन्धू (bandhū) |
| Instrumental (third) | बन्धुना (bandhunā) | बन्धूहि (bandhūhi) or बन्धूभि (bandhūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | बन्धुस्स (bandhussa) or बन्धुनो (bandhuno) | बन्धूनं (bandhūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | बन्धुस्मा (bandhusmā) or बन्धुम्हा (bandhumhā) | बन्धूहि (bandhūhi) or बन्धूभि (bandhūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | बन्धुस्स (bandhussa) or बन्धुनो (bandhuno) | बन्धूनं (bandhūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | बन्धुस्मिं (bandhusmiṃ) or बन्धुम्हि (bandhumhi) | बन्धूसु (bandhūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | बन्धु (bandhu) | बन्धवे (bandhave) or बन्धवो (bandhavo) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬩᬦ᭄ᬥᬸ (Balinese script)
- বন্ধু (Assamese script)
- বন্ধু (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰡𑰿𑰠𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁 (Grantha script)
- બન્ધુ (Gujarati script)
- ਬਨੑਧੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦧꦤ꧀ꦣꦸ (Javanese script)
- ពន្ធុ (Khmer script)
- ಬನ್ಧು (Kannada script)
- ພນ຺ຘຸ (Lao script)
- ബന്ധു (Malayalam script)
- 𑘤𑘡𑘿𑘠𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠨᢑᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
- ᠪᠠᠨᢡᡠ (Manchu script)
- ဗန္ဓု (Burmese script)
- 𑧄𑧁𑧠𑧀𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐣𑑂𑐢𑐸 (Newa script)
- ବନ୍ଧୁ (Oriya script)
- ꢨꢥ꣄ꢤꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆤𑇀𑆣𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖡𑖿𑖠𑖲 (Siddham script)
- බන්ධු (Sinhalese script)
- బన్ధు (Telugu script)
- พนฺธุ (Thai script)
- བ་ནྡྷུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒢𑓂𑒡𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root बन्ध् (bandh), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, tie”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πενθερός (pentherós).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐ́n.dʱu/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbɐn̪.d̪ʱu/
Noun
बन्धु • (bándhu) m
- connection, relation, association, bond
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 01.154.05
- tád asya priyám abhí pā́tho aśyāṃ
náro yátra devayávo mádanti
urukramásya sá hí bándhur itthā
víṣṇoḥ padé paramé mádhva útsaḥ- Might I reach that dear cattle-pen of his, where men seeking the gods find elation, for exactly that is the bond to the wide-striding one: the wellspring of mead in the highest step of Viṣṇu.
- kinship, kindred
- a kinsman, relative, kindred
- (law) a cognate kinsman in a remote degree, one subsequent in right of inheritance to the sagotra
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of बन्धु (bándhu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | बन्धुः bándhuḥ | बन्धू bándhū | बन्धवः bándhavaḥ |
| Vocative | बन्धो bándho | बन्धू bándhū | बन्धवः bándhavaḥ |
| Accusative | बन्धुम् bándhum | बन्धू bándhū | बन्धून् bándhūn |
| Instrumental | बन्धुना / बन्ध्वा¹ bándhunā / bándhvā¹ | बन्धुभ्याम् bándhubhyām | बन्धुभिः bándhubhiḥ |
| Dative | बन्धवे / बन्ध्वे² bándhave / bándhve² | बन्धुभ्याम् bándhubhyām | बन्धुभ्यः bándhubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | बन्धोः / बन्ध्वः² bándhoḥ / bándhvaḥ² | बन्धुभ्याम् bándhubhyām | बन्धुभ्यः bándhubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | बन्धोः / बन्ध्वः² bándhoḥ / bándhvaḥ² | बन्ध्वोः bándhvoḥ | बन्धूनाम् bándhūnām |
| Locative | बन्धौ bándhau | बन्ध्वोः bándhvoḥ | बन्धुषु bándhuṣu |
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Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀼 (baṃdhu)
- Pali: bandhu
- → Bengali: বন্ধু (bôndhu)
- → Hindi: बंधु (bandhu)
- → Lao: ພັນທຸ (phan thu)
- → Marathi: बंधू (bandhū)
- → Tamil: பந்து (pantu)
- → Telugu: బంధువు (bandhuvu)
- → Thai: พันธุ์ (pan)