बंध

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of बंद (band). Compare Gujarati બંધ (bandh), Telugu బంధము (bandhamu), Khmer ពន្ធ (pŭən).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bənd̪ʱ/, [bɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]

Noun[edit]

बंध (bandhm

  1. closing, tying, fastening; a knot
  2. closure (e.g. of shops)
  3. imprisonment, captivity
  4. a bandh: labour strike
    Synonym: हड़ताल (haṛtāl)
    आज कोलकाता का मज़दूर बंध कर रहे हैं।
    āj kolkātā kā mazdūr bandh kar rahe ha͠i.
    Today labourers in Kolkata are holding a strike.
  5. (chemistry) bond
  6. structure, formation

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: bandh, bundh, bund

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