Bon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan བོན (bon).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bon

  1. An indigenous Tibetan religion, in many ways akin to Tibetan Buddhism.
    Synonym: Bonism (uncommon)

Coordinate terms

religionsedit

See also

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbon]

Proper noun

Bon m anim (female equivalent Bonová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bon (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Bon Bonové
genitive Bona Bonů
dative Bonovi Bonům
accusative Bona Bony
vocative Bone Bonové
locative Bonovi Bonech
instrumental Bonem Bony

Further reading

  • “Bon”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from French bon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃/, [bɔŋ], [bɔ̃ː]
    • Denasalized [bɔŋ] is strongly predominant in Germany (as also in Bonbon).
    • Audio:(file)
    • Homophone: Bong
  • IPA(key): /boːn/ (alternatively in Austria)

Noun

Bon m (strong, genitive Bons, plural Bons)

  1. voucher
    1. receipt
      Synonyms: Quittung, Beleg, Kassenzettel
      Wollen Sie den Bon? ― Do you want the receipt?
    2. coupon
      Synonyms: Marke, Wertmarke, Coupon / Kupon
      Ein Bier kostet zwei Bons. ― A beer costs two coupons.

Declension

Declension of Bon [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bon die Bons
genitive eines des Bons der Bons
dative einem dem Bon den Bons
accusative einen den Bon die Bons

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Bon” in Duden online
  • “Bon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

Bon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼん

Norman

Proper noun

Bon m

  1. a male given name

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbon/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbon/

Proper noun

Bon m pers

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Bon (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Bon Bony Boni, Bonové
genitive Bona Bonú Bonóv
dative Bonu, Bonovi Bonoma Bonóm
accusative Bona Bony Bony
vocative Bone Bony Boni, Bonové
locative Bonu, Bonovi Bonú Boniech
instrumental Bonem Bonoma Bony
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bon f (plural Bone)

  1. track, railway

Derived terms

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
  • Homophone: bon

Proper noun

Bon

  1. a male given name
    • 2020, Thái Trà, “ĐH Duy Tân giành giải nhất cuộc thi học thuật về y tế”, in Zing news‎[1]:
      Vượt qua 226 thí sinh đến từ các trường y dược trên toàn quốc, Đỗ Thế Bon - sinh viên ngành Bác sĩ đa khoa, ĐH Duy Tân đã xuất sắc giành giải nhất tại cuộc thi học thuật về y tế.
      Beating 226 other contestants from medical schools all over the country, Đỗ Thế Bon — a General Practitioner student at Duy Tân University — outstandingly won the first prize in a medical scholarship contest.
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