धंधा
See also: धुंध
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Marathi धंदा (dhandā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ʱən.d̪ʱɑː/
Noun
धंधा • (dhandhā) m (Urdu spelling دھندھا)
- occupation, business, trade
- work
- Synonym: काम (kām)
Declension
| Declension of धंधा | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 (6727)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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