बाँध

See also: बाध्, बोधि, बाधा, बुध, and बुध्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥 (baṃdha), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Compare Assamese বান্ধ (bandho), Bengali বাঁধ (bãdh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːnd̪ʱ/, [bä̃ːn̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

बाँध • (bāndh) m (Urdu spelling باندھ)

1. dam (on a river or water body)

   इस इलाक़े की कौनसी नदी पर बाँध बनाया जा रहा है?

   is ilāqe kī kaunsī nadī par bāndh banāyā jā rahā hai?

   On which river is the dam being built in this region?

2. barricade
3. binding, fastening

Declension

Declension of बाँध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाँध bāndh	बाँध bāndh
oblique	बाँध bāndh	बाँधों bāndhõ
vocative	बाँध bāndh	बाँधो bāndho

Related terms

• प्रबंध (prabandh), प्रबन्ध (prabandh)
• फंदा (phandā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bandhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press