फंदा phandā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Noose, net, snare, trap, gin.
Usual translation
- trap
Origin of the definition
फंदा phandā phānda: (nm) a trap; noose, gin, snare; loop; trick; फंदेदार loopy, having a knot/loop/snare; —छूटना to be relieved of a trap; to get free from a noose; —डालना to ensnare; to form a noose; to knot; —लगाना to knot; to form a loop; फंद में आना/पड़ना to fall into a trap, to be ensnared; to be caught in a trick.
H پهندا फन्दा, फंदा phandā , = H پهند फन्द, फंद phand, [S. पाश+बन्ध; but cf. phāṅd], s.m. Noose, net, snare, trap, gin; grasp, gripe, toils, clutches; perplexity, difficulty; maze: — phandā paṛnā or paṛ-jānā (-meṅ), To get entangled, to get into knots (a string, &c.); to be noosed; to be strangled: — phandā denā, phandā ḍālnā, phandā lagānā, v.n. To set a snare, trap, &c.; to knot, loop, entangle, &c.: — phande-meṅ ānā, phande-meṅ paṛnā, phande-meṅ phaṅsnā, v.n. To fall into a snare, trap, &c., to be caught in a trap, &c., to be ensnared; to be taken in, be imposed upon; to fall into difficulties; to fall into the toils (of, -ke).
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
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In 9 on 2386 murlis
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