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bandha

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English

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit बन्ध (bandhá, binding, tying, fetter, bond).

Noun

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bandha (plural bandhas)

  1. any of the various "body locks" in Hatha Yoga, treated under the heading of mudra

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Javanese bandha (ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ), from Old Javanese bhāṇḍa (goods, wares, merchandise), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, good). Doublet of benda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbanda]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dha

Noun

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bandha (uncountable)

  1. (dialect, Java) alternative spelling of banda

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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bandha

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ.

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha, binding, tying, fetter, bond).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bandha

  1. band, chain, tie

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢ (banda) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: banda
  • Balinese: ᬩᬦ᭄ᬥ (banda)

Further reading

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  • "bandha" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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bandha m

  1. tie, bond, fetter
    1. halter
  2. a person who binds
  3. a think that binds

Declension

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Verb

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bandha

  1. second-person singular imperative active of bandhati (to bind)