ਡੰਡਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɖən.ɖaː/

Noun

ਡੰਡਾ • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ڈنڈا)

1. stick, staff, pole

   ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਡੰਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰਾਂਗਾ!

   maĩ tainū̃ ḍaṇḍe nāl mārāṅgā!

   I'll hit you with a stick!

2. club, cudgel, baton, bludgeon
3. stave, wand, ferule
4. (of ladder) rung
5. (of staircase) banister, handrail
6. pestle

Declension

Declension of ਡੰਡਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā)	ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)
oblique	ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)	ਡੰਡਿਆਂ (ḍaṇḍiā̃)
vocative	ਡੰਡਿਆ (ḍaṇḍiā)	ਡੰਡਿਓ (ḍaṇḍio)
ablative	ਡੰਡਿਓਂ (ḍaṇḍiõ)	—
locative	ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)	—
instrumental	ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)	—

Derived terms

• ਗੁੱਲੀ ਡੰਡਾ m (gullī ḍaṇḍā, “gilli-danda”)
• ਟਾਹਣੀ ਡੰਡਾ m (ṭāhṇī ḍaṇḍā, “children's game”)
• ਡੰਡਾ ਕੂੰਡਾ m (ḍaṇḍā kūṇḍā, “mortar and pestle”)

Related terms

• ਡੰਡ m (ḍaṇḍ, “bar”)

References

• “ਡੰਡਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• “ਡੰਡਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਡੰਡਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਡੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025