Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word दण्ड. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word दण्ड, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say दण्ड in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word दण्ड you have here. The definition of the word दण्ड will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofदण्ड, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Borrowed from substrate language. Kuiper argues for a loanword from Para-Munda; compare Mundariଦାଣ୍ଡି(dāṇḍi, “small stick”), Santaliᱫᱚᱬᱴᱚ(dôṇṭô, “thick stick, club”), ᱫᱚᱬᱴᱤᱴᱤᱛ(dôṇṭiṭit, “stem of mushrooms”), ᱫᱚᱬᱰᱤ(dôṇḍi, “stick, staff, stalk”). Likewise, Southworth suggests a Dravidian substratum, compare Malayalamതണ്ട്(taṇṭŭ, “stick, club”).
Alternatively, but less likely, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European*dóru(“tree”), whence दारु(dā́ru), and thus cognate with Ancient Greekδένδρον(déndron, “tree”), but both this and that Greek word are phonologically difficult to explain.
Witzel, Michael (1999) “Substrate Languages in Old Indo-Aryan (Ṛgvedic, Middle and Late Vedic)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 6 February 2012, Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies, 5 (1).
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “danda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 350