Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वदन (vadana).

Noun

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𑂥𑂠𑂢 (badana) (Devanagari बदन)

  1. mouth, face
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :
      𑂮𑂯𑂮 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂞𑂳𑂧𑂹𑂯𑂩𑂷 𑂔𑂮 𑂏𑂰𑂫𑂶𑂁 𑃀
      𑂃𑂮 𑂍𑂯𑂱 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂣𑂞𑂱 𑂍𑂁𑂘 𑂪𑂏𑂰𑂫𑂶𑂁 𑃁
      sahasa badana tumharo jasa gāvaiṃ .
      asa kahi śrīpati kaṃṭha lagāvaiṃ .
      /sahas badan tumharo jas gāva͠i .
      as kahi śrīpati kaṇṭh lagāva͠i .
      /
      “A thousand mouths sing thy glories”: saying thus, Rāma embraced thee.
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :
      𑂮𑂩𑂠 𑂧𑂨𑂁𑂍 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂓𑂥𑂱 𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 𑃀
      𑂒𑂰𑂩𑂳 𑂍𑂣𑂷𑂪 𑂒𑂱𑂥𑂳𑂍 𑂠𑂩 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 𑃁
      sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā .
      cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā .
      The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of the image of his face,
      Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.