Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit জন (jana). Compare Sylheti ꠎꠘ (zono), Assamese জন (zon), Odia ଜଣ (jaṇa), Hindustani جن / जन (jan), Marathi जन (jan), Nepali जना (janā), Punjabi ਜਨ (jan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔn/, [ˈd͡ʒɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔn/, [ˈdʑɔːn], [ˈdʑɔn]

Noun

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জন (jon)

  1. person, human
  2. man
  3. labourer
    জন খাটাjon khaṭato work as a labourer
  4. commoner
  5. the masses

Declension

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Inflection of জন
nominative জন
jôn
objective জন / জনকে
jôn (semantically general or indefinite) / jônke (semantically definite)
genitive জনের
jôner
locative জনে
jône
Indefinite forms
nominative জন
jôn
objective জন / জনকে
jôn (semantically general or indefinite) / jônke (semantically definite)
genitive জনের
jôner
locative জনে
jône
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জনটা , জনটি
jônṭa (colloquial), jônṭi (formal)
জনগুলা, জনগুলো
jôngula (colloquial), jôngulo (formal)
objective জনটা, জনটি
jônṭa (colloquial), jônṭi (formal)
জনগুলা, জনগুলো
jôngula (colloquial), jôngulo (formal)
genitive জনটার, জনটির
jônṭar (colloquial), jônṭir (formal)
জনগুলার, জনগুলোর
jôngular (colloquial), jôngulor (formal)
locative জনটাতে / জনটায়, জনটিতে
jônṭate / jônṭay (colloquial), jônṭite (formal)
জনগুলাতে / জনগুলায়, জনগুলোতে
jôngulate / jôngulay (colloquial), jôngulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, জন, Government of Bangladesh
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jána”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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জন m

  1. Bengali script form of jana

Declension

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