Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ৱন্যা (vanyā). Cognate with Kamta বান (ban).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বান (ban)

  1. flood
    Synonym: বৰপানী (borpani)
    এইবাৰ বান গাঁওখনবহুত ক্ষতি হৈছেeibaror banot gãükhonor bohut khoti hoise.This time the flood caused great damage to the village.

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Bengali

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বান (ban)

Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit বন্যা (vanyā, flood).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ban/
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Noun

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বান (ban)

  1. flood[1]
    Synonyms: বন্যা (bonna), প্লবন (plôbon)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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  • base for climbing plants in farming

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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 1970