банда

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbandɐ]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian ба́нда (bánda), German Bande, or French bande.

Noun

ба́нда • (bánda) f

1. gang (group of criminals)

Derived terms

• ба́ндаджия (bándadžija)

Related terms

• банди́т (bandít)
• банди́тски (bandítski)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek μπάντα (bánta) and Italian banda, apparently from German Bande.

Noun

ба́нда • (bánda) f

1. (archaic, music) marching band, wind ensemble (group of instrumental musicians in woodwind and brass families who generally perform outdoors)

Declension

Declension of ба́нда

	singular	plural
indefinite	ба́нда bánda	ба́нди bándi
definite	ба́ндата bándata	ба́ндите bándite

References

• “банда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “банда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	باندا
Cyrillic	банда
Latin	banda
Yañalif	ʙanda

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ба́нда (bánda), from Italian banda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbandə]

Noun

банда • (banda)

1. gang

Declension

Declension of банда

	singular	plural
nominative	банда (banda)	бандалар (bandalar)
genitive	банданың (bandanyñ)	бандалардың (bandalardyñ)
dative	бандаға (bandağa)	бандаларға (bandalarğa)
accusative	банданы (bandany)	бандаларды (bandalardy)
locative	бандада (bandada)	бандаларда (bandalarda)
ablative	бандадан (bandadan)	бандалардан (bandalardan)
instrumental	бандамен (bandamen)	бандалармен (bandalarmen)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian banda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbanda]

Noun

банда • (banda) f (plural банди)

1. gang

Declension

Declension of банда

	singular	plural
indefinite	банда (banda)	банди (bandi)
definite unspecified	бандата (bandata)	бандите (bandite)
definite proximal	бандава (bandava)	бандиве (bandive)
definite distal	бандана (bandana)	бандине (bandine)
vocative	бандо (bando)	банди (bandi)

Related terms

• бандит m (bandit)
• бандитски (banditski)

See also

• бенд m (bend)

References

• “банда” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

From French bande. Further from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbandə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ба́нда • (bánda) f inan (genitive ба́нды, nominative plural ба́нды, genitive plural банд)

1. gang

   Synonym: ша́йка (šájka)

Declension

Declension of ба́нда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́нда bánda	ба́нды bándy
genitive	ба́нды bándy	ба́нд bánd
dative	ба́нде bánde	ба́ндам bándam
accusative	ба́нду bándu	ба́нды bándy
instrumental	ба́ндой, ба́ндою bándoj, bándoju	ба́ндами bándami
prepositional	ба́нде bánde	ба́ндах bándax

Related terms

• банди́т (bandít), бандити́зм (banditízm)
• банди́тский (bandítskij)

Descendants

• → Armenian: բանդա (banda)
• → Azerbaijani: banda
• → Georgian: ბანდა (banda)
• → Ossetian: бандӕ (bandæ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian banda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâːnda/
• Hyphenation: бан‧да

Noun

ба̑нда f (Latin spelling bȃnda)

1. gang

Declension

Declension of банда

	singular	plural
nominative	ба̑нда	банде
genitive	банде	ба̑нда̄/ба̑ндӣ
dative	банди	бандама
accusative	банду	банде
vocative	бандо	банде
locative	банди	бандама
instrumental	бандом	бандама

References

• “банда”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian بَنْدَہ (banda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈda/, [bän̪.d̪ǽ]

Noun

банда • (banda) (Persian spelling بنده)

1. servant, slave

   Synonyms: абд (abd), ғулом (ġulom)

Pronoun

банда • (banda) (Persian spelling بنده)

1. (deferential, formal) I, me

Usage notes

In humble deference to the addressee.

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian banda

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbandɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ба́нда • (bánda) f inan (genitive ба́нди, nominative plural ба́нди, genitive plural банд)

1. gang

Declension

Declension of ба́нда
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ба́нда bánda	ба́нди bándy
genitive	ба́нди bándy	банд band
dative	ба́нді bándi	ба́ндам bándam
accusative	ба́нду bándu	ба́нди bándy
instrumental	ба́ндою bándoju	ба́ндами bándamy
locative	ба́нді bándi	ба́ндах bándax
vocative	ба́ндо bándo	ба́нди bándy

References

• “банда”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)