ਬੰਦੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بندی (bandî).

Adjective

ਬੰਦੀ • (bandī) (Shahmukhi spelling بندی)

  1. captive, detained

Noun

ਬੰਦੀ • (bandī) m (Shahmukhi spelling بندی)

  1. prisoner

Derived terms
  • ਬੰਦੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (bandī baṇāuṇā, “take prisoner”, verb)
  • ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ m (bandīkhānā, “prison”)

Further reading
  • “ਬੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੰਦੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.