Etymology

danda

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Today it means: The punctuation mark ⟨।⟩, used in many Indic scripts, denoting the end of a sentence. Full definition →

Sanskrit द॒ण्ड
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromद॒ण्ड“stick”
  2. English todaydanda

From Sanskrit द॒ण्ड (daṇḍá, “stick”).

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