দণ্ড

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa). Doublet of দাঁড় (dãṛ) and দাঁড়ি (dãṛi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔnɖo/, [ˈd̪ɔɳɖoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔndo/, [ˈd̪ɔndoˑ]

Noun

দণ্ড • (donḍo)

1. stick, bar

   Synonyms: লাঠি (laṭhi), ডান্ডা (ḍanḍa)

2. punishment, penalty

   মৃত্যুদণ্ড ― mrittudonḍo ― Death penalty

Derived terms

• দণ্ডচুম্বক (donḍocumbok, “bar magnet”)