वन
HindiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन (vána). Doublet of बन (ban).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
वन • (van) m (Urdu spelling ون)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of वन (masc cons-stem)
ReferencesEdit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “वन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
MewariEdit
NounEdit
वन (van) m
NepaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- बन (ban)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Sanskrit वन (vána)[1].
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
वन • (van)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of वन | |||
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Singular | Plural | ||
nominative | वन [bʌn] | वनहरू [bʌnɦʌɾu] | |
accusative | वनलाई [bʌnläi] | वनहरूलाई [bʌnɦʌɾuläi] | |
instrumental/ergative | वनले [bʌnle] | वनहरूले [bʌnɦʌɾule] | |
dative | वनलाई [bʌnläi] | वनहरूलाई [bʌnɦʌɾuläi] | |
ablative | वनबाट [bʌnnoʈʌ] | वनहरूबाट [bʌnɦʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
genitive | वनको [bʌnko] | वनहरूको [bʌnɦʌɾuko] | |
locative | वनमा [bʌnmä] | वनहरूमा [bʌnɦʌɾumä] | |
Notes: |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “वन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Further readingEdit
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “बन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
NounEdit
वन n
- Devanagari script form of vana
DeclensionEdit
Declension table of "वन" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | वनं (vanaṃ) | वनानि (vanāni) |
Accusative (second) | वनं (vanaṃ) | वनानि (vanāni) |
Instrumental (third) | वनेन (vanena) | वनेहि (vanehi) or वनेभि (vanebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | वनस्स (vanassa) or वनाय (vanāya) or वनत्थं (vanatthaṃ) | वनानं (vanānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | वनस्मा (vanasmā) or वनम्हा (vanamhā) or वना (vanā) | वनेहि (vanehi) or वनेभि (vanebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | वनस्स (vanassa) | वनानं (vanānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | वनस्मिं (vanasmiṃ) or वनम्हि (vanamhi) or वने (vane) | वनेसु (vanesu) |
Vocative (calling) | वन (vana) | वनानि (vanāni) |
SanskritEdit
Alternative scriptsEdit
Alternative scripts
- ᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
- ৱন (Assamese script)
- বন (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
- વન (Gujarati script)
- ਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
- វន (Khmer script)
- ವನ (Kannada script)
- ວນ (Lao script)
- വന (Malayalam script)
- 𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဝန (Burmese script)
- 𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଵନ (Oriya script)
- ꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
- වන (Sinhalese script)
- వన (Telugu script)
- วน (Thai script)
- ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wán- (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬥𐬁 (vanā, “tree”), Pashto ونه (wëna, “tree”), Sogdian wn (“tree”), Middle Persian [script needed] (wan /wn'/, “tree”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
वन • (vána) n
- (Vedic) a tree
- Synonym: वृक्ष (vṛkṣa)
- a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity of lotuses or other plants growing in a thick cluster
- a foreign or distant land
- wood, timber
- a wooden vessel or barrel (for the soma juice)
- a cloud (as the vessel in the sky)
- (prob.) the body of a carriage
- abode
- coco-grass (Cyperus rotundus)
- a ray of light
- Synonym: रश्मि (raśmi)
- (prob.) longing, earnest desire
DeclensionEdit
Neuter a-stem declension of वन (vána) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वनम् vánam |
वने váne |
वनानि / वना¹ vánāni / vánā¹ |
Vocative | वन vána |
वने váne |
वनानि / वना¹ vánāni / vánā¹ |
Accusative | वनम् vánam |
वने váne |
वनानि / वना¹ vánāni / vánā¹ |
Instrumental | वनेन vánena |
वनाभ्याम् vánābhyām |
वनैः / वनेभिः¹ vánaiḥ / vánebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | वनाय vánāya |
वनाभ्याम् vánābhyām |
वनेभ्यः vánebhyaḥ |
Ablative | वनात् vánāt |
वनाभ्याम् vánābhyām |
वनेभ्यः vánebhyaḥ |
Genitive | वनस्य vánasya |
वनयोः vánayoḥ |
वनानाम् vánānām |
Locative | वने váne |
वनयोः vánayoḥ |
वनेषु váneṣu |
Notes |
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DescendantsEdit
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਵਣ (vaṇa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀡 (vaṇa)
- Hindi: बन (ban)
- Malayalam: വനം (vanaṃ)
- Tamil: வனம் (vaṉam)
- Kannada: ವನ (vana)
- Javanese: ꦮꦤ (wana)
- Sundanese: ᮝᮔ (wana)
ReferencesEdit
- Monier Williams (1899), “वन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 917.