danda

See also: daṇḍa, dāndǎ, dǎndà, dəndə, and Danda

English

Alternative forms

• daṇḍa

Etymology

From Sanskrit द॒ण्ड (daṇḍá, “stick”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdændə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑndə/
• Rhymes: -ændə

Noun

danda (plural dandas) (orthography)

1. (strictly) The punctuation mark ⟨।⟩, used in many Indic scripts, denoting the end of a sentence.

   Synonym: single danda

   Coordinate term: double danda

2. (loosely) The danda ⟨।⟩ or the double danda ⟨॥⟩.

Derived terms

• double danda
• single danda

Related terms

• gilli-danda

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dàn.dá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dàn.də́]

Noun

dànda m (possessed form dàndan)

1. piebald horse

Latin

Pronunciation

• danda:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdan.da]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdan.da]
• dandā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdan.daː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdan.da]

Participle

danda

1. inflection of dandus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

dandā

1. ablative feminine singular of dandus

Swahili

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɗɑ.ⁿdɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-danda (infinitive kudanda)

1. to jump into or onto (especially something in motion, such as a vehicle)
2. to jump over

Conjugation

Conjugation of -danda
Positive present -nadanda Subjunctive -dande Negative -dandi Imperative singular danda
Infinitives
Positive kudanda Negative kutodanda
Imperatives
Singular danda Plural dandeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudanda Positive past positive subject concord + -lidanda Negative past negative subject concord + -kudanda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadanda) Singular Plural 1st person ninadanda/nadanda tunadanda 2nd person unadanda mnadanda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadanda wanadanda other classes positive subject concord + -nadanda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dandi) Singular Plural 1st person sidandi hatudandi 2nd person hudandi hamdandi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadandi hawadandi other classes negative subject concord + -dandi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadanda Negative future negative subject concord + -tadanda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dande) Singular Plural 1st person nidande tudande 2nd person udande mdande 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adande wadande other classes positive subject concord + -dande
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidande Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedanda Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedanda Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidanda Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidanda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adanda) Singular Plural 1st person nadanda twadanda 2nd person wadanda mwadanda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adanda wadanda m-mi(III/IV) wadanda yadanda ji-ma(V/VI) ladanda yadanda ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadanda vyadanda n(IX/X) yadanda zadanda u(XI) wadanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadanda pa(XVI) padanda mu(XVIII) mwadanda
Perfect positive subject concord + -medanda "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadanda "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadanda "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidanda "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodanda Consecutive kadanda / positive subject concord + -kadanda Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadande
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidanda -tudanda 2nd person -kudanda -wadanda/-kudandeni/-wadandeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdanda -wadanda m-mi(III/IV) -udanda -idanda ji-ma(V/VI) -lidanda -yadanda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidanda -vidanda n(IX/X) -idanda -zidanda u(XI) -udanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudanda pa(XVI) -padanda mu(XVIII) -mudanda Reflexive -jidanda
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -danda- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dandaye -dandao m-mi(III/IV) -dandao -dandayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dandalo -dandayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dandacho -dandavyo n(IX/X) -dandayo -dandazo u(XI) -dandao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dandako pa(XVI) -dandapo mu(XVIII) -dandamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -danda) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedanda -odanda m-mi(III/IV) -odanda -yodanda ji-ma(V/VI) -lodanda -yodanda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodanda -vyodanda n(IX/X) -yodanda -zodanda u(XI) -odanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodanda pa(XVI) -podanda mu(XVIII) -modanda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Ulwa (Nicaragua)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /danda/

Noun

danda (construct state dankada)

1. dandruff

Inflection

Inflection of danda

absolute		danda
construct
		singular	plural
1st	inc	dankida	dannida
	exc		dankinada
2nd		danmada	danmanada
3rd		dankada	dankanada

References

• Green, Thomas Michael (1999) A lexicographic study of Ulwa (Thesis)‎^[1], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 181