Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit वन (vana). Doublet of ৱন (won).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বন (bon)

  1. grass, shrub, small plant
  2. woodland, forest
  3. wild
  4. hurst

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Derived terms

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Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन (vana).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বন (bon)

  1. forest[1]
    Synonym: অরণ্য (oronno)
Inflection
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Inflection of বন
nominative বন
bon
objective বন / বনকে
bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite)
genitive বনের
boner
locative বনে
bone
Indefinite forms
nominative বন
bon
objective বন / বনকে
bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite)
genitive বনের
boner
locative বনে
bone
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বনটা , বনটি
bonṭa (colloquial), bonṭi (formal)
বনগুলা, বনগুলো
bongula (colloquial), bongulo (formal)
objective বনটা, বনটি
bonṭa (colloquial), bonṭi (formal)
বনগুলা, বনগুলো
bongula (colloquial), bongulo (formal)
genitive বনটার, বনটির
bonṭar (colloquial), bonṭir (formal)
বনগুলার, বনগুলোর
bongular (colloquial), bongulor (formal)
locative বনটাতে / বনটায়, বনটিতে
bonṭate / bonṭay (colloquial), bonṭite (formal)
বনগুলাতে / বনগুলায়, বনগুলোতে
bongulate / bongulay (colloquial), bongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Transliteration of English Bonn.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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বন (bon)

  1. Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).

References

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  1. ^ Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1905