धंधा
See also: धुंध
Hindi
Alternative forms
- धन्धा (dhandhā), धंदा (dhandā), धन्दा (dhandā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Marathi धंदा (dhandā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha), Odia ଧନ୍ଦା (dhandā), Punjabi ਧੰਦਾ (dhandā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱən.d̪ʱɑː/, [d̪ʱɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäː]
Noun
धंधा • (dhandhā) m (Urdu spelling دھندا)
- occupation, business, trade
- work
- Synonym: काम (kām)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | धंधा dhandhā |
धंधे dhandhe |
| oblique | धंधे dhandhe |
धंधों dhandhõ |
| vocative | धंधे dhandhe |
धंधो dhandho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धंधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press