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सोंटा soṅṭā[Prk. सुंडओ; prob. S. शुण्ड+कः; but cf. sāṅṭā], s.m. A staff, club, cudgel, truncheon, mace; a pestle:—soṅṭebardār, s.m. Staff-bearer, mace-bearer; one who, in the retinue of a great personage, bears a short curved club (generally covered with silver):—soṅṭe paṛnā(-par), 'Sticks to fall (on)'; to be beaten with clubs:—soṅṭā-rā`e, s.m. lit. 'King of clubs,' a thick-set, sturdy fellow; a stalwart, strapping man:—soṅṭe-wālā, s.m.=soṅṭe-bardār, q.v.
Origin: Hindi