दंड

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ənɖ/

Noun

दंड (daṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling دنڈ)

  1. punishment, penalty, fine, chastisement
    तुम्हें इन अपराधों के लिए दंड मिलना होगा।
    tumhẽ in aprādhõ ke lie daṇḍ milnā hogā.
    You must be punished for your crimes.
    Synonym: सज़ा (sazā)
  2. stick, staff, rod, pole
    Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)
  3. (orthography) danda

Declension

Declension of दंड
Singular Plural
Direct दंड (daṇḍ) दंड (daṇḍ)
Oblique दंड (daṇḍ) दंडों (daṇḍõ)
Vocative दंड (daṇḍ) दंडो (daṇḍo)

Derived terms

  • दंडपाल (daṇḍpāl, watchman, gatekeeper)
  • दंडनायक (daṇḍnāyak, magistrate)
  • मृत्युदंड (mŕtyudaṇḍ)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), दंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
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