डंडी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 (ḍaṃḍigā), from Sanskrit दण्डिका (daṇḍikā). By surface analysis, डंडा (ḍaṇḍā) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

डंडी • (ḍaṇḍī) f

1. a stick, cane, rod
2. one carrying a staff (esp. an ascetic)
3. shaft (of a vehicle).
4. handle; lever
5. the holding part of a spoon or fork
6. beam (of a pair of scales)
7. stalk, stem; shoot; twig or small branch of tree
8. a line, stripe
9. (slang) penis
10. path
11. an ear-ring affixed to the border of the ear

Declension

Declension of डंडी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डंडी ḍaṇḍī	डंडियाँ ḍaṇḍiyā̃
oblique	डंडी ḍaṇḍī	डंडियों ḍaṇḍiyõ
vocative	डंडी ḍaṇḍī	डंडियो ḍaṇḍiyo

Derived terms

• पगडंडी (pagḍaṇḍī)

References

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