दंड

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दण्ड (daṇḍ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

दंड • (daṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling دنڈ)

1. punishment, penalty, fine, chastisement

   Synonym: सज़ा (sazā)

   तुम्हें इन अपराधों के लिए दंड मिलना होगा।

   tumhẽ in aprādhõ ke lie daṇḍ milnā hogā.

   You must be punished for your crimes.

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.