bandish

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verb

To tie something.

OriginHindi बंदिश ← Classical Persian بندش →
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Meanings

bandish1

verbbandish (third-person singular simple present bandishes, present participle bandishing, simple past and past participle bandished)

present singular third person bandishes · participle present bandishing · participle past bandished · past bandished

  1. To tie something.

bandish2

nounbandish (plural bandishes)

plural bandishes

  1. A composition in Hindustani classical music.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianبندش“binding”
  2. Hindiबंदिश“binding”
  3. Englishbandish

Borrowed from Hindi बंदिश (bandiś, “binding”) from Classical Persian بندش (bandiš, “binding”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bandish

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APA

bandish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandish

MLA

“bandish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bandish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandish.

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