भंडार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit भंडार (bhaṃḍāra), भंडाआर (bhaṃḍāāra), भंडागार (bhaṃḍāgāra), from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”). Doublet of भांडागार (bhāṇḍāgār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɳ.ɖɑːɾ/, [bʱɐ̃ɳ.ɖäːɾ]

Noun

भंडार • (bhaṇḍār) m (Urdu spelling بھنڈار)

1. storehouse, warehouse, magazine
2. fund, treasury; stock

   सोने का भंडार ― sone kā bhaṇḍār ― gold stock

3. deposit, field (of oil)

Declension

Declension of भंडार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भंडार bhaṇḍār	भंडार bhaṇḍār
oblique	भंडार bhaṇḍār	भंडारों bhaṇḍārõ
vocative	भंडार bhaṇḍār	भंडारो bhaṇḍāro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भंडार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 754
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhāṇḍāgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Prakrit

Noun

भंडार (bhaṃḍāra) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀸𑀭