ডান্ডা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀟𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*ḍaṇḍa), from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa) with assimilation. Cognate to Hindi डंडा (ḍaṇḍā), Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā)

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖanɖa/, [ˈɖaɳɖaˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /danda/, [ˈdandaˑ]
(Vanga) IPA^(key): /danda/, [ˈdandaˑ], [ˈdandaˑ]
Rhymes: -anɖa

Noun

ডান্ডা • (ḍanḍa)

stick
Synonyms: লাঠি (laṭhi), দণ্ড (donḍo)

সে মাত্র ডান্ডা খেলেই ঠান্ডা হয়।
śe matro ḍanḍa khelei ṭhanḍa hoẏ.
He/she only cools down when he/she is beaten.
(literally, “He/she only cools down when he/she receives a (beat from a) stick.”)

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