ডান্ডা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀟𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*ḍaṇḍa), from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa) with assimilation. Cognate to Hindi डंडा (ḍaṇḍā), Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖanɖa/, [ˈɖaɳɖaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /danda/, [ˈdandaˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /danda/, [ˈdandaˑ], [ˈdandaˑ]
• Rhymes: -anɖa

Noun

ডান্ডা • (ḍanḍa)

1. stick

   Synonyms: লাঠি (laṭhi), দণ্ড (donḍo)

   সে মাত্র ডান্ডা খেলেই ঠান্ডা হয়।

   śe matro ḍanḍa khelei ṭhanḍa hoẏ.

   He/she only cools down when he/she is beaten.

   (literally, “He/she only cools down when he/she receives a (beat from a) stick.”)