धंदा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi धंदा (dhaṃdā), धांदा (dhāṃdā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Hindi धंधा (dhandhā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱən.d̪a/

Noun

धंदा • (dhandā) m

1. trade, business, occupation

   Synonym: व्यवसाय (vyavsāy)

2. (vulgar) prostitution

Declension

Declension of धंदा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	धंदा dhandā
direct plural	धंदे dhande
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	धंदा dhandā		धंदे dhande
oblique सामान्यरूप	धंद्या dhandyā		धंद्यां- dhandyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	धंद्याला dhandyālā		धंद्यांना dhandyānnā
ergative	धंद्याने, धंद्यानं dhandyāne, dhandyāna		धंद्यांनी dhandyānnī
instrumental	धंद्याशी dhandyāśī		धंद्यांशी dhandyānśī
locative सप्तमी	धंद्यात dhandyāt		धंद्यांत dhandyāt
vocative संबोधन	धंद्या dhandyā		धंद्यांनो dhandyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of धंदा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	धंद्याचा dhandyāċā	धंद्याचे dhandyāċe	धंद्याची dhandyācī	धंद्याच्या dhandyācā	धंद्याचे, धंद्याचं dhandyāċe, dhandyāċa	धंद्याची dhandyācī	धंद्याच्या dhandyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	धंद्यांचा dhandyānċā	धंद्यांचे dhandyānċe	धंद्यांची dhandyāñcī	धंद्यांच्या dhandyāncā	धंद्यांचे, धंद्यांचं dhandyānċe, dhandyānċa	धंद्यांची dhandyāñcī	धंद्यांच्या dhandyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• धंदेवाईक (dhandevāīk)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धंदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धंदा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “धंदा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press