Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

বসন্ত (boxonto)

  1. spring (season)

Descendants edit

  • Naga Pidgin: bosont

See also edit

Seasons in Assamese · ঋতু (ritu) (layout · text) · category
বসন্ত (boxonto, spring) জহ (zoh),
গৰমৰ দিন (goromor din, summer)
শৰৎ (xorot, autumn) জাৰ (zar, winter),
ঠাণ্ডাৰ দিন (thandar din, winter)

Proper noun edit

বসন্ত (boxonto)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Basant or Vasant.

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta). Doublet of বাহার (bahar).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔʃont̪o/, [ˈbɔʃont̪oˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔʃont̪o/, [ˈbɔʃont̪oˑ]
    (file)

Noun edit

বসন্ত (bośonto) (objective বসন্ত (bośonto) or বসন্তকে (bośontoke), genitive বসন্তের (bośonter), locative বসন্তে (bośonte))

  1. spring (season)
    Synonym: বাহার (bahar)
  2. pox; small pox
  3. (music) an evening or springtime raga of the Purvi thaat

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Seasons in Bengali · ঋতু (ritu)/মৌসুম (mōuśum) (layout · text) · category
বসন্ত (bośonto, spring)
বাহার (bahar, spring)
নওবাহার (noōbahar, early spring)
গ্রীষ্ম (griśśõ, summer) শরৎ (śorot, autumn) শীত (śit, winter)

Proper noun edit

বসন্ত (bośonto) (objective বসন্ত (bośonto) or বসন্তকে (bośontoke), genitive বসন্তের (bośonter), locative বসন্তে (bośonte))

  1. a male given name, Boshonto or Bosonto, equivalent to English Basant or Vasant.