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, “वन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | वन (van) | वनहरू (vanharū) | |
| accusative | वनलाई (vanlāī) | वनहरूलाई (vanharūlāī) | |
| instrumental | वनले (vanle) | वनहरूले (vanharūle) | |
| dative | वनलाई (vanlāī) | वनहरूलाई (vanharūlāī) | |
| ablative | वनबाट (vanbāṭa) | वनहरूबाट (vanharūbāṭa) | |
| genitive | वनको (vanko) | वनहरूको (vanharūko) | |
| locative | वनमा (vanmā) | वनहरूमा (vanharūmā) | |
| Notes: | |||
Further readingEdit
- Schmidt, Ruth L., “बन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali[2], Ratna Sagar, 1993
ReferencesEdit
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative forms
NounEdit
वन n
- Devanagari script form of vana
DeclensionEdit
Declension table of "वन" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | वनं | वनानि |
| Accusative (second) | वनं | वनानि |
| Instrumental (third) | वनेन | वनेहि or वनेभि |
| Dative (fourth) | वनस्स or वनाय or वनत्थं | वनानं |
| Ablative (fifth) | वनस्मा or वनम्हा or वना | वनेहि or वनेभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | वनस्स | वनानं |
| Locative (seventh) | वनस्मिं or वनम्हि or वने | वनेसु |
| Vocative (calling) | वन | वनानि |
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)
- ꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
- វន (Khmer script)
- ವನ (Kannada script)
- ວນ (Lao script)
- 𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
- ဝန (Burmese script)
- 𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଵନ (Oriya script)
- ꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
- వన (Telugu script)
- วน (Thai script)
- ཝན (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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: [Term?]
- Punjabi: ਵਣ (vaṇa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀡 (vaṇa)
- Hindi: बन (ban)
- Tamil: வனம் (vaṉam)
- Kannada: ವನ (vana)
ReferencesEdit
- Monier Williams, “वन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1899, OCLC 458052227, page 917.