बंद

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

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بند‎ (band). Doublet of बंध (bandh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bənd̪/, [bə̃n̪d̪]

Adjective

बंद • (band) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بند‎)

1. closed, shut

   दुकान बंद होगी क्योंकि आज दिवाली है।

   dukān band hogī kyoṅki āj divālī hai.

   The shop must be closed because today is Diwali.

2. clogged
3. discontinued
4. off

Alternative forms

• बन्द (band)

Derived terms

• बंद करना (band karnā, “to close”)

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بند‎ (band).

Adjective

बंद • (banda)

1. closed
2. stopped
3. confined
4. blocked

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “बंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बंद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press