Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀤𑀺 (vasadi), from Sanskrit वसति (vasati, dwell, live), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéseti. Compare Punjabi ਵਸਣਾ (vasṇā) / وَسݨا (vasṇā).

Verb

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बसना (basnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بسنا)

  1. to live in, inhabit, occupy
    मैं तीन साल से इस गांव में बसा हुआ हूँ।
    ma͠i tīn sāl se is gāmv mẽ basā huā hū̃.
    I've been living in this village for three years.
    दिल में बसनाdil mẽ basnāto live in one's heart
  2. to settle down, prosper
    बस जानाbas jānāto finally settle down
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀡 (vasaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit वसन (vásana).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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बसना (basnām (Urdu spelling بسنا)[1][2][3][4]

  1. cloth used as covering; a wrapper
  2. a cloth sack
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References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बसना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “बसना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 156
  3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vásana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 667
  4. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बसना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press