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बाँस

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
    Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)
    Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
    Hindi बाँस (bā̃s)

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa).[1] Doublet of वंश (vañś).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    बाँस • (bā̃s) m (Urdu spelling بانس)[2]

    1. bamboo

    Declension

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    Declension of बाँस (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct बाँस
    bā̃s     		बाँस
    bā̃s
    oblique बाँस
    bā̃s     		बाँसों
    bā̃sõ
    vocative बाँस
    bā̃s     		बाँसो
    bā̃so

    Descendants

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    • → Pashto: باڼس
    • → Persian: بانس (bâns)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṁśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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