ਬੰਦਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنده (banda). Compare Hindi बंदा (bandā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bən.d̪aː/

Noun

ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بنده)

  1. man, male
    Synonym: ਆਦਮੀ (ādamī)
  2. (dated) slave, servant

Declension
Declension of ਬੰਦਾ
dir. sg. ਬੰਦਾ (bandā)
dir. pl. ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
singular plural
direct ਬੰਦਾ (bandā) ਬੰਦੇ (bande)
oblique ਬੰਦੇ (bande) ਬੰਦਿਆਂ (bandiā̃)
vocative ਬੰਦਿਆ (bandiā) ਬੰਦਿਓ (bandio)
ablative ਬੰਦਿਓਂ (bandiõ) —
locative ਬੰਦੇ (bande) —
instrumental ਬੰਦੇ (bande) —

Pronoun

ਬੰਦਾ • (bandā)

  1. (deferential, dated) your servant (humble first-person singular)

References
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੰਦਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • “ਬੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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