बन

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀡 (vaṇa), from Sanskrit वन (vána).

Noun

बन (ban) m (Kaithi 𑂥𑂢)

1. forest

Braj

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡 (vaṇa), from Sanskrit वन (vána).

Noun

बन (ban) m

1. forest

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bən/, [bɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Hindi बन (bana), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡 (vaṇa), from Sanskrit वन (vána).

Noun

बन • (ban) m (Urdu spelling بن)

1. forest

   Synonyms: जंगल (jaṅgal), वन (van)

Declension

Declension of बन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बन ban	बन ban
oblique	बन ban	बनों banõ
vocative	बन ban	बनो bano

Etymology 2

Inflection of बन (ban, “to become, be made”).

Verb

बन • (ban) (Urdu spelling بن)

1. inflection of बनना (bannā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit वन (vána).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌn]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बन्

Noun

बन • (ban)

1. forest

   Synonym: जङ्गल (jaṅgal)

Declension

Declension of बन
	Singular	Plural
nominative	बन [bʌn]	बनहरू [bʌnɦʌɾu]
accusative	बनलाई [bʌnläi]	बनहरूलाई [bʌnɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	बनले [bʌnle]	बनहरूले [bʌnɦʌɾule]
dative	बनलाई [bʌnläi]	बनहरूलाई [bʌnɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	बनबाट [bʌnnoʈʌ]	बनहरूबाट [bʌnɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	बनको [bʌnko]	बनहरूको [bʌnɦʌɾuko]
locative	बनमा [bʌnmä]	बनहरूमा [bʌnɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Etymology 2

From बन्नु [bannu].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌnʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ब्aन्a

Verb

बन • (bana)

1. second-person mid respect singular imperative of बन्नु (bannu)

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar