बंदूक़

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian, from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة‎ (bunduqiyya).

Noun

बंदूक़ • (bandūq) f (Urdu spelling بندوق‎)

  1. gun, rifle
    अपना बंदूक़ जल्दी से भर दो।
    apnā bandūq jaldī se bhar do.
    Load your gun quickly!
    शिकारी ने बंदूक़ से हिरन मार डाला।
    śikārī ne bandūq se hiran mār ḍālā.
    The hunter shot a deer with his gun.

Derived terms

  • बंदूक़धारी (bandūq-dhārī, “gunman”)
  • बंदूक़साज़ (bandūq-sāz, “gun manufacturer”)

Descendants

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बंदूक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बंदूक़”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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