दंड

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪əɳɖ/, [d̪ɐ̃ɳɖ]

Noun

दंड • (daṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling دنڈ)

  1. punishment, penalty, fine, chastisement
    Synonym: सज़ा (sazā)
    तुम्हें इन अपराधों के लिए दंड मिलना होगा।
    tumhẽ in aprādhõ ke lie daṇḍ milnā hogā.
    You must be punished for your crimes.
  2. stick, staff, rod, pole
    Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)
  3. (orthography) danda

Declension
Declension of दंड (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दंड
daṇḍ		 दंड
daṇḍ
oblique दंड
daṇḍ		 दंडों
daṇḍõ
vocative दंड
daṇḍ		 दंडो
daṇḍo

Derived terms
  • दंडपाल (daṇḍpāl, “watchman, gatekeeper”)
  • दंडनायक (daṇḍnāyak, “magistrate”)
  • मृत्युदंड (mŕtyudaṇḍ)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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