Awadhi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वदन (vadana).

Noun

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बदन (badanm

  1. mouth
    • 16th century, Goswami Tulsidas, Hanumān Cālīsā :
      सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं ।
      अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं ॥
      sahas badan tumharo jas gāva͠i .
      as kahi śrīpti kaṇṭh lagāva͠i .
      “A thousand mouths sing thy glories”: saying thus, the lord [Rāma] embraced thee.

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بدن (badan), from Arabic بَدَن (badan).

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Noun

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बदन (badanm (Urdu spelling بدن)

  1. body
    Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), देह (deh), काया (kāyā), तन (tan)

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Rajasthani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بدن (badan), from Arabic بَدَن (badan).

Noun

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बदन (badanm

  1. body

References

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  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 227. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).