ਡੰਡਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਦੰਨ (dann)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɖən.ɖaː/
Noun
ਡੰਡਾ • (ḍaṇḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ڈنڈا)
- stick, staff, pole
- Synonyms: ਡਾਂਗ (ḍāṅg), ਸੋਟਾ (soṭā)
- ਡੰਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰ ਦਵਾਂਗਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਤੇ!
- ḍaṇḍe nāl mār davāṅgā tere te!
- I'll hit you with a stick!
- club, cudgel, baton, bludgeon
- Synonyms: ਲੱਠੀ (laṭṭhī), ਡੰਗੋਰੀ (ḍaṅgorī)
- stave, wand, ferule
- (of ladder) rung
- Synonym: ਪੌੜੀ (pauṛī)
- (of staircase) banister, handrail
- pestle
- Synonym: ਮੁਹਲਾ (muhlā)
Declension
| 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
- 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
- ਡੰਡ m (ḍaṇḍ, “bar”)
- ਡੰਨ f (ḍann, “fine”)
- ਡੰਨਾ m (ḍannā, “stick used in a game”)
- ਡੰਨੀ f (ḍannī, “handle”)
References
- “ਡੰਡਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026
- “ਡੰਡਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਡੰਡਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਡੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “daṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 350