बंदी
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बंदी¹
- /bən.d̪iː/ Hindi, Standard
- [bɐ̃n̪.d̪iː] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ənd̪iː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian بندی (bandī, “bound, chained, imprisoned”); influenced by Classical Sanskrit बन्दिन् (bandin), also ultimately from Iranian.
noun bandī · बंदिनी · بندی · बंदी
-
prisoner, captive
बंदी बनाना
Similar: क़ैदी
बंदी²
- /bən.d̪iː/ Hindi, Standard
- [bɐ̃n̪.d̪iː] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ənd̪iː
बंदी³
- /bən.d̪iː/ Hindi, Standard
- [bɐ̃n̪.d̪iː] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ənd̪iː
Where it comes from
From बंद (band, “closed, shut, stopped; captive”) + -ई (-ī, forms abstract nouns from adjectives).
noun bandī · بندی · बंदी · बंदियाँ · बंदियों
- stopping, shutting, closing (as a shop) नोटबंदी
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captivity, prison
उसने राजकुमार को बंदियों में रखा।
Similar: कारावास
बंदी⁴
- /bən.d̪iː/ Hindi, Standard
- [bɐ̃n̪.d̪iː] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ənd̪iː
Where it comes from
From बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band, “band, fastening”).
noun bandī · بندی · बंदी · बंदियाँ · बंदियों
- a kind of ornament worn on the forehead
बंदी⁵
- /bən.d̪iː/ Hindi, Standard
- [bɐ̃n̪.d̪iː] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ənd̪iː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit बन्दिन् (bandin), वन्दिन् (vandin, “praiser, bard”), from the root वन्द् (vand).
noun bandī · بندی · बंदी · बंदियों
- bard, one who praises or extols
In English
- prisoner of war combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an a
- captive a person who has been captured
- prisoner person incarcerated in a prison
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