बाँस

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
    Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)
    Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
    Hindi बाँस (bā̃s)

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa).[1] Doublet of वंश (vañś).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑ̃ːs/, [bä̃ːs]

    Noun

    बाँस • (bā̃s) m (Urdu spelling بانس)[2]

    1. bamboo

    Declension

    Declension of बाँस (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct बाँस
    bā̃s     		बाँस
    bā̃s
    oblique बाँस
    bā̃s     		बाँसों
    bā̃sõ
    vocative बाँस
    bā̃s     		बाँसो
    bā̃so

    Descendants

    • → Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)
    • → Persian:
      Dari: بَانْس (bāns), بَانْگْس (bāngs)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṁśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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