डंडी
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 (ḍaṃḍigā), from Sanskrit दण्डिका (daṇḍikā). By surface analysis, डंडा (ḍaṇḍā) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editडंडी • (ḍaṇḍī) f
- a stick, cane, rod
- one carrying a staff (esp. an ascetic)
- shaft (of a vehicle).
- handle; lever
- the holding part of a spoon or fork
- beam (of a pair of scales)
- stalk, stem; shoot; twig or small branch of tree
- a line, stripe
- (slang) penis
- path
- an ear-ring affixed to the border of the ear
Declension
editDeclension of डंडी (fem ī-stem)
Derived terms
edit- पगडंडी (pagḍaṇḍī)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डंडी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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