डंडा

See also: डंडौ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• डण्डा (ḍaṇḍā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀕 (ḍaṃḍaga), from Sanskrit दण्डक (daṇḍaka), from दण्ड (daṇḍa) . Doublet of डाँड़ (ḍā̃ṛ) and दंड (daṇḍ). Cognate to Bengali ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa), Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖəɳ.ɖɑː/, [ɖɐ̃ɳ.ɖäː]

Noun

डंडा • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Urdu spelling ڈنڈا)

1. stick, staff

Declension

Declension of डंडा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डंडा ḍaṇḍā	डंडे ḍaṇḍe
oblique	डंडे ḍaṇḍe	डंडों ḍaṇḍõ
vocative	डंडे ḍaṇḍe	डंडो ḍaṇḍo

Further reading

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