बंदा

See also: बिंदी, बंद, बंदी, बद, बाद, and ब़ा'दी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda, “slave, servant”). Compare Bengali বান্দা (banda), Punjabi ਬੰਦਾ (bandā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bən.d̪ɑː/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Noun

बंदा • (bandā) m (feminine बंदी, Urdu spelling بندہ)

1. a man, person

   Synonyms: आदमी (ādmī), नर (nar), पुरुष (puruṣ), मर्द (mard)

2. (dated) a servant, slave; used to refer to oneself humbly, e.g. यह बंदा (yah bandā, “this servant”)

Declension

Declension of बंदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बंदा bandā	बंदे bande
oblique	बंदे bande	बंदों bandõ
vocative	बंदे bande	बंदो bando

See also

• बंदी (bandī)