বন্‌ধ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, “closure”), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of বন্ধ (bondho) and বাঁধ (bãdh).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɔnd̪ʱ/, [ˈbɔnd̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɔnd̪ʱ/, [ˈbɔnd̪]

Noun

বন্‌ধ • (bondh)

1. bandh (general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work)

   আজকে কৃষকেরা ভারত বন্‌ধ ঘোষণা করে দিয়েছে।

   ajke kr̥ṣokera bharot bon‌dh ghōṣoṇa kore diyeche.

   Today farmers have declared a bandh throughout India.

See also

• হরতাল (horotal)