Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit बन्धु (bandhu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bən.d̪ʱuː/, [bɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱuː]
बंधु • (bandhu) m (Urdu spelling بندھو)
- brother
- Synonyms: भाई (bhāī), भैया (bhaiyā), भ्राता (bhrātā), भ्रातृ (bhrātŕ)
- (by extension) kinsman, relative
- वह मेरा दूर का बंधु है। ― vah merā dūr kā bandhu hai. ― He is my distant relative.
Declension[edit]
Declension of बंधु (masc u-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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बंधु
bandhu
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बंधु
bandhu
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| oblique
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बंधु
bandhu
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बंधुओं
bandhuõ
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| vocative
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बंधु
bandhu
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बंधुओ
bandhuo
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