Assamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

বন (bon)

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

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Bengali edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन (vana).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

বন (bon)

  1. forest[1]
    Synonym: অরণ্য (oronno)
Inflection edit
Inflection of বন
nominative বন
bon
objective বন / বনকে
bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite)
genitive বনের
boner
locative বনে
bone
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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

Transliteration of English Bonn.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

বন (bon)

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

References edit

  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