दंड

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दण्ड (daṇḍ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɳɖ/, [d̪ə̃ɳɖ]

Noun

दंड • (daṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling دنڈ‎)

1. punishment, penalty, fine, chastisement

   तुम्हें इन अपराधों के लिए दंड मिलना होगा।

   tumhẽ in aprādhõ ke lie daṇḍ milnā hogā.

   You must be punished for your crimes.

   Synonym: सज़ा (sazā)

2. stick, staff, rod, pole

   Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)

3. (orthography) danda

Declension

Declension of दंड (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दंड daṇḍ	दंड daṇḍ
oblique	दंड daṇḍ	दंडों daṇḍõ
vocative	दंड daṇḍ	दंडो daṇḍo

Derived terms

• दंडपाल (daṇḍpāl, “watchman, gatekeeper”)
• दंडनायक (daṇḍnāyak, “magistrate”)
• मृत्युदंड (mŕtyudaṇḍ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.