bundh

English

Etymology 1

Variant of bund, from Urdu بند; see that entry for more.

Noun

bundh (plural bundhs)

1. (India) Alternative form of bund (pond)
   • 2002, G. N. Vankhede, Freshwater Fishculture, →ISBN, page 125:

     In wet bundhs, the brood fish stock is maintained throughout the year, […]

Etymology 2

Variant of bandh, from Hindi बंध (bandh); see that entry for more.

Noun

bundh (plural bundhs)

1. (South Asia) Alternative form of bandh
   • 2002, Perspective of Security and Development in North East India, →ISBN, page 85:

     During the years from 1987 to 1991, generally between April and November, bundhs in Meghalaya became the characteristic feature of life, sparing, of course, the month of December. On every occasion the whole state was paralysed […]

   • 2008, Standard Essays, →ISBN, page 84:

     A political party, therefore, cannot impose bundhs on people who are not in agreement with it. lt can only call general strike on condition that they will not use muscle power and coercion to enforce them.