English
gilli-danda
Gilli-danda comes from Sanskrit दण्ड ‘staff given at investiture with the sacred…’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदण्डdaṇḍa‘staff given at investiture with the sacred thread’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004gilli-danda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEदण्डdaṇḍa‘staff given at investiture with the sacred thread’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004gilli-danda
Earliest quotation: 2004, Triveni: Journal of Indian Renaissance, Volume 73: “Bhuvan the hero of the film to understand 'cricket',…”
Every English word from Sanskrit दण्ड
Today it means
noun A game played in several Asian countries, in which a large stick is used to hit a small oval-shaped piece of wood. It is played much like tipcat, baseball, and cricket.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit दण्ड / gilli-danda