बंदगी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بندگی‎ (bandegi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bən.d̪ə.ɡiː/

Noun

बंदगी • (bandagī) f

  1. servitude, bondage
    Synonyms: ग़ुलामी (ġulāmī), दासता (dāstā)
  2. devotion, worship
    • 1979 - present, Sajjan Dharmendra :
      काम देते नहीं मेरे मन का मुझे,
      और कहते हैं कर बंदगी की तरह।
      kām dete nahī̃ mere man kā mujhe,
      aur kahte ha͠i kar bandgī kī tarha.
      they do not give me work that is fit for me
      and they say do it like worship

Interjection

बंदगी • (bandagī)

  1. (chiefly Muslim) greetings, cheerio
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