बाँध

See also: बाध्, बोधि, बाधा, बुध, and बुध्

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥 (baṃdha), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Compare Assamese বান্ধ (bandho), Bengali বাঁধ (bãdhô).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ̃ːd̪ʱ/

Noun

बाँध • (bā̃dh) m (Urdu spelling باندھ‎)

1. dam (on a river or water body)

   इस इलाक़े की कौनसी नदी पर बाँध बनाया जा रहा है?

   is ilāqe kī kaunsī nadī par bā̃dh banāyā jā rahā hai?

   On which river is the dam being built in this region?

2. barricade
3. binding, fastening

Declension

Declension of बाँध
	Singular	Plural
Direct	बाँध (bā̃dh)	बाँध (bā̃dh)
Oblique	बाँध (bā̃dh)	बाँधों (bā̃dhõ)
Vocative	बाँध (bā̃dh)	बाँधो (bā̃dho)

Related terms

• प्रबंध (prabandh), प्रबन्ध (prabandh)
• फंदा (phandā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bandhá (9136)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press