बनावट

Hindi

Etymology

From बनना (bannā, “to make”) +‎ -आवट (-āvaṭ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.nɑː.ʋəʈ/, [bɐ.näː.ʋɐʈ]

Noun

बनावट • (banāvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling بناوٹ)

creation, making
Synonyms: रचना (racnā), गठन (gaṭhan), निर्माण (nirmāṇ), इब्दा (ibdā), ख़ल्कत (xalkat), पैदाइश (paidāiś), तश्कील (taśkīl), तख़्लीक़ (taxlīq), तैयार (taiyār)
form, shape
Synonym: रूप (rūp)

Declension

Declension of *बनावट* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बनावट banāvaṭ	बनावटें banāvaṭẽ
oblique	बनावट banāvaṭ	बनावटों banāvaṭõ
vocative	बनावट banāvaṭ	बनावटो banāvaṭo

Derived terms

बनावटी (banāvṭī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बनावट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From बनवणे (banavṇe, “to fool”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.na.ʋəʈ/

Adjective

बनावट • (banāvaṭ)

fake, made-up
बनावट कागदपत्रे
banāvaṭ kāgadpatre
fake documents

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बनावट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies