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बांह bāṅh[S. बाहु], s.f. The arm (from the elbow to the shoulder); sleeve; support, help; supporter, protector; security, guarantee (as when a person trusts himself in the power of an enemy, a third person, who engages to return him to his home, etc. in security, is his bāṅh); power, strength:—bāṅh buland honā, lit. 'To have the arm raised'; to be in a position of power, etc.; to be powerful:—bāṅh-bal, s.m. Strength of arm; support, ally; a younger brother;—bāṅh-balī, adj. & s.m. Strong in the arm;—one who is strong in the arm:—bāṅh pakaṛnā, bāṅh gahnā(-kī), lit. 'To hold the arm (of)'; to aid, protect, support:—bāṅh ṭūṭnāor ṭūṭ-jānā(-kī), To lose one's prop, support, protector, etc.; to be destitute of friends or protectors:—bāṅhor bāṅheṅcaṛhānā(-par), To tuck up the sleeves (for, or against); to get ready (for):—bāṅh denā(-ko), To lend an arm (to), to support, assist, aid.
Origin: Hindi