ਡੰਡਾ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ਡੰਡਾ • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ڈنڈا)
- stick, staff, pole
- club, cudgel, baton, bludgeon
- stave, wand, ferule
- (of ladder) rung
- (of staircase) banister, handrail
- pestle
Declension[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ਗੁੱਲੀ ਡੰਡਾ m (gullī ḍaṇḍā, “gilli-danda”)
- ਟਾਹਣੀ ਡੰਡਾ m (ṭāhṇī ḍaṇḍā, “children's game”)
- ਡੰਡਾ ਕੂੰਡਾ m (ḍaṇḍā kūṇḍā, “mortar and pestle”)
Related terms[edit]
- ਡੰਡ m (ḍaṇḍ, “bar”)
References[edit]
- “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