कटिबंध

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कटिबन्ध (kaṭibandh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कटिबन्ध (kaṭibandha, “girdle, zone”), from कटि (kaṭi, “hip, buttocks”) +‎ बन्ध (bandha, “binding, tie, fastening”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.ʈɪ.bənd̪ʱ/, [kɐ.ʈɪ.bɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]
• Rhymes: -ənd̪ʱ

Noun

कटिबंध • (kaṭibandh) m

1. girdle, belt

   Synonyms: कमरबंद (kamarband), करधनी (kardhanī)

2. (geography) zone (five main latitude regions of Earth's surface, divided on the basis of climate differences)

Declension

Declension of कटिबंध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कटिबंध kaṭibandh	कटिबंध kaṭibandh
oblique	कटिबंध kaṭibandh	कटिबंधों kaṭibandhõ
vocative	कटिबंध kaṭibandh	कटिबंधो kaṭibandho

Derived terms

• उपोष्ण कटिबंध (upoṣṇa kaṭibandh)
• उष्ण कटिबंध (uṣṇa kaṭibandh)
• कटिबंधीय (kaṭibandhīya)
• शीत कटिबंध (śīt kaṭibandh)
• शीतोष्ण कटिबंध (śītoṣṇa kaṭibandh)
• समशीतोष्ण कटिबंध (samśītoṣṇa kaṭibandh)

 

Related terms

• कटिबद्ध (kaṭibaddh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कटि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कटिबंध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha