anubandha

A1N1U1B3A1N1D2H4A1
/ənʊˈbʌndə/

noun

Characters added before or after a Sanskrit stem (or other morpheme), used as marker to convey a grammatical operation such as accentuation or substitution, and dropped once the word is fully formed.

OriginSanskrit अनुबन्ध →
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Meanings

nounanubandha (plural anubandhas)

plural anubandhas

  1. SanskritgrammarCharacters added before or after a Sanskrit stem (or other morpheme), used as marker to convey a grammatical operation such as accentuation or substitution, and dropped once the word is fully formed.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअनुबन्ध
  2. Englishanubandha

From Sanskrit अनुबन्ध (anubandha), from अनु- (anu-, “after”) + बन्ध (bandha, “binding”).

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APA

anubandha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anubandha

MLA

“anubandha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anubandha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anubandha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anubandha.

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