বোন

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncope of বইন (boin), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (*bahiṇī), from Old Indo-Aryan *baghinī (compare attested ভগিনী (bhaginī)). Doublet of ভগিনী (bhogini).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bon/, [ˈboːn], [ˈbon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bon/, [ˈboːn], [ˈbon]
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  • Homophone: বন (bon)
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

বোন • (bōn)

  1. sister

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative বোন (bon)
objective বোনকে (bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite))
genitive বোনের (boner)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বোনটা, বোনটি (bonṭa (colloquial), bonṭi (formal)) বোনেরা (bonera)
objective বোনটাকে, বোনটিকে (bonṭake (colloquial), bonṭike (formal)) বোনদের(কে) (bonder(ke))
genitive বোনটার, বোনটির (bonṭar (colloquial), bonṭir (formal)) বোনদের (bonder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

See also

(elder sister):