ডান্ডা

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Bengali

Alternative forms

ডাণ্ডা (ḍanḍa)
ডাঁড়া (ḍãṛa) — rare, native derivation

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀟𑀡𑁆𑀟 (*ḍaṇḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit দণ্ড (daṇḍa) with retroflexive assimilation. Cognate to Hindustani ڈنڈا / डंडा (ḍaṇḍā), Punjabi ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā). Retroflex plosive reinforced by Hindustani influence.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖanɖa/,

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /danda/,
(Vanga) IPA^(key): /ɖanɖa/, ,
(Varendra) IPA^(key): /ɖanɖa/,
Rhymes: -anɖa

Noun

ডান্ডা • (ḍanḍa)

stick
Synonyms: লাঠি (laṭhi), দণ্ড (donḍo)

সে শুধু ডান্ডা খেলেই ঠান্ডা হয়।
śe śudhu ḍanḍa khelei ṭhanḍa hoẏ.
He/she only cools down when he/she is beaten.
(literally, “He/she only cools down when he/she receives a (beat from a) stick.”)

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