Hindi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit वासन (vāsana).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बासन (bāsanm

  1. pot; any container
    • 1803, Insha Allah Khan, Rānī Ketkī kī Kahānī [The Story of Queen Ketki] :
      मिट्टी के बासन को इतनी सकत कहाँ जो अपने कुम्हार के करतब कुछ ताड़ सके।
      miṭṭī ke bāsan ko itnī sakat kahā̃ jo apne kumhār ke kartab kuch tāṛ sake.
      What power does a clay pot have that it can admonish its potter's work?

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