ધંધો

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate with Hindustani دھندا / धंधा (dhandhā), Marathi धंदा (dhandā), Odia ଧନ୍ଦା (dhandā), Punjabi ਧੰਦਾ (dhandā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱən.d̪ʱo/
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

ધંધો • (dhandho) m

1. trade, business, occupation

   Synonym: કામ (kām)

Declension

Declension of ધંધો

	singular	plural
nominative	ધંધો (dhandho)	ધંધા, ધંધાઓ (dhandhā, dhandhāo)
oblique	ધંધા (dhandhā)	ધંધાઓ (dhandhāo)
vocative	ધંધા (dhandhā)	ધંધાઓ (dhandhāo)
instrumental	ધંધે (dhandhe)	ધંધાએ (dhandhāe)
locative	ધંધે (dhandhe)	ધંધે (dhandhe)

Further reading

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