बेसन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡 (vesaṇa), from Sanskrit वेसन (vesana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.sən/, [beː.sɐ̃n]

Noun

बेसन • (besan) m (Urdu spelling بیسن)

1. besan, gram flour

Declension

Declension of बेसन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेसन besan	बेसन besan
oblique	बेसन besan	बेसनों besanõ
vocative	बेसन besan	बेसनो besano

Derived terms

• बेसनी (besnī, “made with besan”)

Descendants

• → English: besan (learned)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेसन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press