বন

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वन (vana). Doublet of ৱন (won).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔn/

Noun

বন • (bon)

  1. grass, shrub, small plant
  2. woodland, forest
  3. wild
  4. hurst

Declension

Derived terms

  • বন কৰা ছোৱালী (bon kora süali)
  • বন-আদা (bon-ada)
  • বন-কুকুৰা (bon-kukura)
  • বন-ধনীয়া (bon-dhonia)
  • বন-বিৰালী (bon-birali)
  • বনভোজ (bonobhüz)
  • বনমন্ত্ৰী (bonomontri)
  • বনাঞ্চল (bonañsol)
  • বনানী (bonani)
  • বনানীকৰণ (bonanikoron)
  • বনৰীয়া (bonoria)

Bengali

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन (vana).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bon/, [ˈboːn], [ˈbon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bon/, [ˈboːn], [ˈbon]
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  • Homophone: বোন (bōn)
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

বন • (bon)

  1. forest[1]
    Synonym: অরণ্য (oronno)
Inflection
indefinite forms
nominative বন (bon)
objective বন / বনকে (bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite))
genitive বনের (boner)
locative বনে (bone)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বনটা , বনটি (bonṭa (colloquial), bonṭi (formal)) বনগুলা, বনগুলো (bongula (colloquial), bongulo (formal))
objective বনটা, বনটি (bonṭa (colloquial), bonṭi (formal)) বনগুলা, বনগুলো (bongula (colloquial), bongulo (formal))
genitive বনটার, বনটির (bonṭar (colloquial), bonṭir (formal)) বনগুলার, বনগুলোর (bongular (colloquial), bongulor (formal))
locative বনটাতে / বনটায়, বনটিতে (bonṭate / bonṭay (colloquial), bonṭite (formal)) বনগুলাতে / বনগুলায়, বনগুলোতে (bongulate / bongulay (colloquial), bongulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Transliteration of English Bonn.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔn/, [ˈbɔːn], [ˈbɔn]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔn/, [ˈbɔːn], [ˈbɔn]

Proper noun

বন • (bon)

  1. Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

References

  1. ^ Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1905