पाबंद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پابند (pāband, “fetter”), cognate with English foot + band.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.bənd̪/, [päː.bɐ̃n̪d̪]

Adjective

पाबंद • (pāband) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پابند)

1. restrained, encumbered

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाबंद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press