ബന്തവസ്
bantavasu bantavasŭ /bän̪t̪ɐʋäsɨ̆/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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custody
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بند و بست (band-u-bast), from resp. the past and present stems of the verb بستن (bastan, “to bind, to tie”). Compare Hindi बंदोबस्त (bandobast).