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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BANDH

Hindi, literally: a tying up.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BANDH

bandh  [bʌnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANDH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bandh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BANDH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bandh

Bandh, originally a Hindi word meaning "closed", is a form of protest used by political activists in South Asian countries such as India and Nepal. During a bandh, a political party or a community declares a general strike. A Bharat bandh is a call for a bandh across India, and a bandh can also be called for an individual state or municipality. Often, the community or political party declaring a bandh expects the general public to stay in at home and not report to work. Most affected are shopkeepers who are expected to keep their shops closed, as well as public transport operators of buses and cabs who are expected to stay off the road and not carry passengers. There have been instances when large metro cities have been brought to a standstill. A bandh is a powerful means of civil disobedience. Because of the huge impact of a bandh on the local community, it is a much-feared tool of protest. Burglary, forced closures, arson attacks, stoning, and clashes between the bandh organizers and the police are common during the period of closure. The state with the highest incidence of bandhs in India is West Bengal where the average number of bandhs per year is 40-50.

Definition of bandh in the English dictionary

The definition of bandh in the dictionary is a general strike.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BANDH


bund
bʌnd
cummerbund
ˈkʌməˌbʌnd
defund
diːˈfʌnd
fund
fʌnd
gunned
ɡʌnd
Jharkhand
ˈdʒɑːkʌnd
moribund
ˈmɒrɪˌbʌnd
refund
rɪˈfʌnd
rotund
rəʊˈtʌnd
secund
sɪˈkʌnd
shunned
ʃʌnd
stunned
stʌnd
sunned
sʌnd
superfund
ˈsuːpərˌfʌnd
tund
tʌnd
tunned
tʌnd
unsunned
ʌnˈsʌnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANDH

banded anteater
banded pack
bandeirante
bandelet
bander
banderilla
banderillero
banderol
banderole
bandersnatch
bandicoot
bandicoot rat
bandied
bandier
bandies
bandiest
bandiness
banding
bandit
bandito

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANDH

Awadh
bundh
ceilidh
daledh
edh
Junagadh
lamedh
Lughnasadh
Oudh
Riyadh
yodh

Synonyms and antonyms of bandh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bandh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANDH

Find out the translation of bandh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bandh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bandh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bandh
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bandh
570 millions of speakers

English

bandh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باند
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Bandh
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bandh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বনধের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bandh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bandh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゼネスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bandh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bandh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bandh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பந்த்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bandh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bandh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bandh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Bandh
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bandh
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bandh
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bandh
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bandh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bandh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bandh

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANDH»

The term «bandh» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANDH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bandh» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bandh» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bandh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANDH»

Discover the use of bandh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bandh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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HE BANDH RESHMACHE:
Ranjit Desai. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher and the licence holder. Please contact us ...
Ranjit Desai, 2013
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The Kundalini Yoga Experience: Bringing Body, Mind, and ...
Uddiyana Bandh, or Diaphragm Lock This lock is applied by lifting the diaphragm up and back as far into the thoracic cavity as possible and, at the same time, contracting the abdominal muscles towards the spine. This lock gently massages  ...
Dharma Singh Khalsa, Darryl O'Keeffe, 2010
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Tanks in Eastern India: a study in exploration
District Block Panchayat Village/ Town Name of Tank Purulia Purulia I Lagda Lagda Budhi bandh Mukherjee bandh Bodo Pukur Raidas bandh Baghudih Mahato bandh Gadhir bandh Nautun bandh Tal Goria 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Niranjan Pant, R. K. Verma, 2010
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ORISSA in the CROSSFIRE-Kandhamal Burning
On November 27, 2007, Kandha organizations sent out a call for a Bandh. In a December 18th letter to the President of the Phulbani Business Organization the business community was apprised of the dates and times of the Bandh.
Brannon Parker
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A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary with Transliteration, ...
^«*I bandh-£i, m. tying, fastening, bandaging ; catching, capturing ; fettering ; arrest ; connexion with (-°) ; intercourse with (-°); putting together, joining {the hands etc.); posture, position of the hands and feet ; construction, building (of a bridge ...
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, 1924
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Modern Essays
19. THE. BANEFUL. BANDH. Our freedom struggle was a pioneering and trail blazing exercise, which bequeathed to independent India several of its unique legacies. Though many of these legacies were quite effective and acceptable in the ...
Venkat Devraj, 2000
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English Language Teaching In IndiaProblems And Issues
Of late, the use of 'bundh' (which is also spelt 'bund' and 'bandh') has remarkably increased. 'Bundh' actually means 'general strike' and when referring to a 'bundh' the Times, London (5-xi- 1974) has used the expression 'general strike'.
Qaiser Zoha Alam, 1998
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Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur
Those are Chaukan bandh, Lal bandh, Shyam bandh, Krishna bandh, Yamuna bandh,Kalindi bandh, Bir bandh (Poka bandh), Gantat bandh and Kajule bandh. Among all of these bandhs Lalbandh is very important to the tourists. There are ...
Samira Dasgupta, Rabiranjan Biswas, Gautam Kumar Mallik, 2009
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Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
(a) The call of bandh implies a threat to the citizen that any failure on his part to honour the call, would result in either injury to person or injury to property and psychological fear against defiance. (b) A citizen is coerced not to attend his work or ...
Suresh C. Srivastava, 2007
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Power of Breathing
AMahabandh (a bandh stands for a physical lock to control the flow of prana ) is comprised of three bandhs, namely Jalandhur Bandh ( touching the chin on the pit located near the base of throat); Uddiyan Bandh ( pulling the stomach in so as  ...
Dr Sukhraj Dhillon, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANDH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bandh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cuttack bandh evokes lukewarm response
A dawn to dusk Cuttack bandh called by Odisha Hindu Sena in protest against irregularities in Nabakalebar festival of Lord Jagannath evoked ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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OU Bandh Over Messy Situation - The Hans India
Hyderabad: Osmania University students, who observed a bandh, obstructed some examinations on Saturday. The students are protesting ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
3
Bandh violence: Govt bound to pay compensation
Kochi: A government that has failed to protect citizens from unlawful activities on bandh or hartal days has a responsibility to pay compensation, ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
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Tiwa bandh: Cop suspended for negligence of duty
Das allegedly failed to maintain law and order in his area on Wednesday during the 24-hour central Assam bandh called by around 27 Tiwa ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Villagers rally behind rape accused doc, observe bandh
PALANPUR: People of Ranasan village in Talod taluka of Sabarkantha district observed bandh on Thursday in support of rape accused Dr ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Panchmahal bandh over womans murder
The residents of Suliyad village from where the victim, Shanta Bhagora, belonged had given the bandh call. The woman had been missing ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Advocates seek public support to bandh call
Almost all the trade, social and pro-Kannada organisations have expressed their support to the bandh call given by the advocates on Thursday. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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School bandh total in Khammam
Student activists took out a huge rally here on Wednesday as part of a district-wide bandh of schools called by the SFI, AISF, PDSU and ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Nun rape: Missionary institutions remain shut on bandh call in …
Raipur: A day-long bandh to keep all education institutions closed in Chhattisgarh in protest against the alleged gang-rape of a Christian nun ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
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Week-long Maoist bandh begins, disrupts life in south Odisha
“I don't expect the call for bandh to have much effect. We have started conducting regular area domination and specific intelligence based ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»

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