बंध

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of बंद (band). Compare Gujarati બંધ (bandh), Telugu బంధము (bandhamu), Khmer ពន្ធ (pŭən)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bənd̪ʱ/

Noun

बंध • (bandh) m

closing, tying, fastening; a knot
closure (e.g. of shops)
imprisonment, captivity
a bandh: labour strike
आज कलकत्ते के मज़दूर बंध कर रहे हैं।
āj kalkatte ke mazdūr bandh kar rahe hain.
Today labourers in Kolkata are holding a strike.

Synonym: हड़ताल (haṛtāl)
(chemistry) bond
structure, formation

Declension

Declension of बंध
	Singular	Plural
Direct	बंध (bandh)	बंध (bandh)
Oblique	बंध (bandh)	बंधों (bandhõ)
Vocative	बंध (bandh)	बंधो (bandho)

Related terms

बाँधना (bā̃dhnā, “to tie, knot”)
बंधन (bandhan, “tying”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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