बंदूक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندوق‎ (banduq), from Arabic بُنْدُق‎ (bunduq).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪uːk/, [bə̃n̪.d̪uːk]

Noun

बंदूक • (bandūk) f (Urdu spelling بندوق‎)

  1. gun, rifle
    अपनी बंदूक़ जल्दी से भर दो।
    apnī bandūq jaldī se bhar do.
    Load your gun quickly!
    शिकारी ने बंदूक़ से हिरन मार डाला।
    śikārī ne bandūq se hiran mār ḍālā.
    The hunter shot a deer with his gun.

Declension
Declension of बंदूक (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बंदूक
bandūk		 बंदूकें
bandūkẽ
oblique बंदूक
bandūk		 बंदूकों
bandūkõ
vocative बंदूक
bandūk		 बंदूको
bandūko

Derived terms
  • बंदूक़धारी (bandūqdhārī, “gunman”)
  • बंदूक़साज़ (bandūqsāz, “gun manufacturer”)

Descendants
  • English: bundook

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बंदूक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बंदूक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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