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Pali
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Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa). Cognate with Niya Prakrit 𐨡𐨎𐨜 (daṃḍa), Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀟 (daṃḍa), 𑀟𑀁𑀟 (ḍaṃḍa).
Noun
daṇḍa m
- stick, handle, staff, rod
- stem of tree, wood; wood worked into something
- punishment, thrashing
Declension
Declension table of "daṇḍa" (masculine)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “daṇḍa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 312
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 350