बंदर

See also: बंदरों

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बन्दर (bandar) — alternative spelling

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bən.d̪əɾ/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐɾ]

Etymology 1

Contracted from Old Hindi बांदर (bāṃdara), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭 (vāṇara), from Sanskrit वानर (vānara). Doublet of वानर (vānar).

The -d- is excrescent between -n- and -r-, for which compare पंद्रह (pandrah).

Alternative forms

• बाँदर (bā̃dar) — obsolete
• बाँदरा (bā̃drā) — regional

Noun

बंदर • (bandar) m (feminine बंदरी, Urdu spelling بندر)

1. monkey

   Synonym: वानर (vānar)

Declension

Declension of बंदर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बंदर bandar	बंदर bandar
oblique	बंदर bandar	बंदरों bandarõ
vocative	बंदर bandar	बंदरो bandaro

References

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندر (bandar). Compare Bengali বন্দর (bondor), Dhivehi ބަނދަރު (baⁿdaru).

Noun

बंदर • (bandar) m (Urdu spelling بندر)

1. port, harbor

   Synonym: बंदरगाह (bandargāh)

Declension

Declension of बंदर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बंदर bandar	बंदर bandar
oblique	बंदर bandar	बंदरों bandarõ
vocative	बंदर bandar	बंदरो bandaro