ਬੰਦੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندی (bandî).

Adjective

ਬੰਦੀ • (bandī) (Shahmukhi spelling بندی)

1. captive, detained

Related terms

• ਬੰਦ (band, “closed”, adjective)

Noun

ਬੰਦੀ • (bandī) m (Shahmukhi spelling بندی)

1. prisoner

Derived terms

• ਬੰਦੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (bandī baṇāuṇā, “take prisoner”, verb)
• ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ m (bandīkhānā, “prison”)

Further reading

• “ਬੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੰਦੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.