दंड

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá).

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

Noun

दंड • (daṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling دنڈ‎)

  1. punishment, penalty, fine, chastisement
    तुम्हें इन अपराधों के लिए दंड मिलना होगा।
    tumhẽ in aprādhõ ke lie daṇḍ milnā hogā.
    You must be punished for your crimes.
    Synonym: सज़ा (sazā)
  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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