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- Sanskrit · derived fromदण्ड
- English todaygilli-danda
Ultimately from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gilli-danda
Today it means: A game played in several Asian countries, in which a large stick is used to hit a small oval-shaped piece of wood. It is played much like tipcat, baseball, and cricket. Full definition →
Sanskrit दण्ड