धंधा

See also: धुंध

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Marathi धंदा (dhandā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱən.d̪ʱɑː/, [d̪ʱɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

धंधा • (dhandhā) m (Urdu spelling دھندا)

1. occupation, business, trade
2. work

   Synonym: काम (kām)

Declension

Declension of धंधा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धंधा dhandhā	धंधे dhandhe
oblique	धंधे dhandhe	धंधों dhandhõ
vocative	धंधे dhandhe	धंधो dhandho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धंधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press