बंदूक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَنْدُوق (bandūq), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bən.d̪uːq/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪uːq], /bən.d̪uːk/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪uːk]

Noun

बंदूक़ • (bandūq) f (Urdu spelling بَنْدُوق)

1. gun, rifle

   अपनी बंदूक़ जल्दी से भर दो।

   apnī bandūq jaldī se bhar do.

   Load your gun quickly!

   शिकारी ने बंदूक़ से हिरन मार डाला।

   śikārī ne bandūq se hiran mār ḍālā.

   The hunter shot a deer with his gun.

Declension

Declension of बंदूक़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बंदूक़ bandūq	बंदूक़ें bandūqẽ
oblique	बंदूक़ bandūq	बंदूक़ों bandūqõ
vocative	बंदूक़ bandūq	बंदूक़ो bandūqo

Derived terms

• बंदूक़धारी (bandūqdhārī, “gunman”)
• बंदूक़साज़ (bandūqsāz, “gun manufacturer”)

Descendants

• English: bundook

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बंदूक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बंदूक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House