पनडुब्बा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पंडुब्बा (paṇḍubbā)
• डुब्बा (ḍubbā) (clipping)

Etymology

पन- (pan-, “water”) +‎ डूबना (ḍūbnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pən.ɖʊb.bɑː/, [pɐ̃n.ɖʊb̚.bäː]

Noun

पनडुब्बा • (panḍubbā) m

1. a diver
2. a diving bird
3. (Bihar, folklore) the ghost of a drowned person, residing near water bodies and drowns its victim

Declension

Declension of पनडुब्बा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पनडुब्बा panḍubbā	पनडुब्बे panḍubbe
oblique	पनडुब्बे panḍubbe	पनडुब्बों panḍubbõ
vocative	पनडुब्बे panḍubbe	पनडुब्बो panḍubbo

Related terms

• पनडुब्बी (panḍubbī)