बाँधना

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀇 (baṃdhaï), from Sanskrit बन्ध॑ति (bándhati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰándʰati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ- (to bind, tie). Cognate with Marathi बांधणे (bāndhṇe), Assamese বন্ধা (bondha), Sylheti ꠛꠣꠘ꠆ꠗꠣ (bandá), English bind.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑːnd̪ʱ.nɑː/, [bä̃ːn̪d̪ʱ.näː]
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    Verb

    बाँधना • (bāndhnā) (Urdu spelling باندھنا)

    1. to tie [with पर (par) ‘on, around’ and से (se) ‘with’]
      Antonym: खोलना (kholnā)
      कमर पर पेटी बाँधनाkamar par peṭī bāndhnāto tie a belt around the waist
      रस्सी को पेड़ पर बाँधोrassī ko peṛ par bāndho.Tie the rope around the tree.
    2. to fasten, bind, tie to something
      गाय बाँधनाgāy bāndhnāto tie down a cow
    3. to braid
    4. to bind; to captivate
      वचन से बाँधनाvacan se bāndhnāto bind with an oath
      नियम से बाँधनाniyam se bāndhnāto make subject to a law
      वह अपने मन की शक्ति से किसी को भी बाँध सकते हैं।
      vah apne man kī śakti se kisī ko bhī bāndh sakte ha͠i.
      He can control anyone with the power of his mind.
    5. to fix, set
      सीमा बाँधनाsīmā bāndhnāto set a limit, boundary
      पुल बाँधनाpul bāndhnāto make a bridge, place a bridge
      घर बाँधनाghar bāndhnāto set up a house

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