बन्दी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वन्दिन् (vandin)

Noun

बन्दी (bandī) m (Urdu spelling بندی)

  1. prisoner, captive
    आज केवल एक बन्दी कारागार से रिहा हो गया।
    Today only one prisoner was released from jail.
  2. (rare) bard, one who praises or extols

References

  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-20-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
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