बंध
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of बंद (band). Compare Gujarati બંધ (bandh), Telugu బంధము (bandhamu), Khmer ពន្ធ (pŭən).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बंध • (bandh) m
- closing, tying, fastening; a knot
- closure (e.g. of shops)
- imprisonment, captivity
- a bandh: labour strike
- Synonym: हड़ताल (haṛtāl)
- आज कोलकाता का मज़दूर बंध कर रहे हैं।
- āj kolkātā kā mazdūr bandh kar rahe ha͠i.
- Today labourers in Kolkata are holding a strike.
- (chemistry) bond
- structure, formation
Declension edit
Declension of बंध (masc cons-stem)
Related terms edit
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press