bandha

English

Etymology

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

Noun

bandha (plural bandhas)

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

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bandha (first-person possessive bandhaku, second-person possessive bandhamu, third-person possessive bandhanya)

  1. (dialect, Java) alternative spelling of banda

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bandha

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

bandha m

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

Declension

Verb

bandha

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