बान
See also: बिन, बिन-, and बिना
Awadhi
Etymology
From Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).
Noun
बान (bān) m
- an arrow
- तुलसीदास (Tulsīdās), संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक (Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak) :
- बान लग्यो उर लछिमन के
- bān lagyo ur lachiman ke
- बान लग्यो उर लछिमन के
Braj
Etymology
From Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa).
Noun
बान (bān) m
- an arrow
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa), from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa). Doublet of वर्ण (varṇ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑːn/, [bä̃ːn̪]
Noun
बान • (bān) f (Urdu spelling بان)
- quality, character, nature
- habit
- Synonym: आदत (ādat)
- (dialectal) appearance, aspect; style
Declension
Declension of बान (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | बान bān | बानें bānẽ |
oblique | बान bān | बानों bānõ |
vocative | बान bān | बानो bāno |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 724
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “várṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press