bandh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.

Word forms

bandh bandhs bundh bund

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, “closure”), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of bund (“a type of enclosure”).

Related words

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