ਡੰਡਾ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɖən.ɖaː/

Noun

ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈنڈا)

  1. stick, staff, pole
    ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਡੰਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰਾਂਗਾ!
    maĩ tainū̃ ḍaṇḍe nāl mārāṅgā!
    I'll hit you with a stick!
  2. club, cudgel, baton, bludgeon
  3. stave, wand, ferule
  4. (of ladder) rung
  5. (of staircase) banister, handrail
  6. pestle

Declension

Declension of ਡੰਡਾ
dir. sg. ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā)
dir. pl. ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)
singular plural
direct ਡੰਡਾ (ḍaṇḍā) ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)
oblique ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe) ਡੰਡਿਆਂ (ḍaṇḍiā̃)
vocative ਡੰਡਿਆ (ḍaṇḍiā) ਡੰਡਿਓ (ḍaṇḍio)
ablative ਡੰਡਿਓਂ (ḍaṇḍiõ)
locative ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)
instrumental ਡੰਡੇ (ḍaṇḍe)

Derived terms

References

  • ਡੰਡਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • ਡੰਡਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਡੰਡਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • ਡੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024