ਬੰਦੀ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بندی (bandî).
Adjective
ਬੰਦੀ • (bandī) (Shahmukhi spelling بندی)
- captive, detained
Related terms
- ਬੰਦ (band, “closed”, adjective)
Noun
ਬੰਦੀ • (bandī) m (Shahmukhi spelling بندی)
- prisoner
Derived terms
- ਬੰਦੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (bandī baṇāuṇā, “take prisoner”, verb)
- ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ m (bandīkhānā, “prison”)
Further reading
- “ਬੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਬੰਦੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.