ডান্ডা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ডাণ্ডা (ḍanḍa)
• ডাঁড়া (ḍãṛa) — rare, native derivation

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀟𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*ḍaṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit দণ্ড (daṇḍa) with retroflexive assimilation. Cognate to Hindustani ڈنڈا / डंडा (ḍaṇḍā), Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā). Retroflex plosive reinforced by Hindustani influence.

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

ডান্ডা • (ḍanḍa)

1. stick

   Synonyms: লাঠি (laṭhi), দণ্ড (donḍo)

   সে শুধু ডান্ডা খেলেই ঠান্ডা হয়।

   śe śudhu 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.”)