ڈنڈا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀕 (ḍaṃḍaga), from Sanskrit दण्डक (daṇḍaka), from दण्ड (daṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Hindi डाँड़ (ḍā̃ṛ) and दंड (daṇḍ), Bengali ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa), and Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖəɳ.ɖɑː/

Noun

ڈنڈا • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Hindi spelling डंडा)

1. stick, staff

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ڈنڈا”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press