बंदा

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بنده‎ (bande, “slave, servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən.d̪ɑː/

Noun

बंदा • (bandā) m

1. a man, person

   Synonyms: आदमी (ādmī), नर (nar), पुरुष (puruṣ), मर्द (mard)

2. (dated) a servant, slave; used to refer to oneself humbly, e.g. यह बंदा (yah bandā, “this servant”)