ডান্ডা

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/, [ˈɖaɳɖaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /danda/, [ˈdandaˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /ɖanɖa/, [ˈɖaɳɖaˑ], [ˈdandaˑ]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /ɖanɖa/, [ˈɖaɳɖaˑ]
  • Rhymes: -anɖa

Noun

ডান্ডা • (ḍanḍa)

  1. 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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