bandhu

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• बन्धु (Devanagari script)
• বন্ধু (Bengali script)
• බන්‍ධු (Sinhalese script)
• ဗန္ဓု or ၿၼ္ꩪု or ၿၼ်ꩪု (Burmese script)
• พนฺธุ or พันธุ (Thai script)
• ᨻᨶ᩠ᨵᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ພນ຺ຘຸ or ພັນຘຸ (Lao script)
• ពន្ធុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄙𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बन्धु (bandhu).

Noun

bandhu m

1. kinsman
2. relative
3. relation

Declension

Declension table of "bandhu" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bandhu	bandhavo or bandhū
Accusative (second)	bandhuṃ	bandhavo or bandhū
Instrumental (third)	bandhunā	bandhūhi or bandhūbhi
Dative (fourth)	bandhussa or bandhuno	bandhūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bandhusmā or bandhumhā	bandhūhi or bandhūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	bandhussa or bandhuno	bandhūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bandhusmiṃ or bandhumhi	bandhūsu
Vocative (calling)	bandhu	bandhave or bandhavo

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bandhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead