बनावट

Hindi

Etymology

From बनना (bannā, “to make”) +‎ -आवट (-āvaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.nɑː.ʋəʈ/, [bɐ.näː.ʋɐʈ]

Noun

बनावट • (banāvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling بناوٹ)

1. creation, making

   Synonyms: रचना (racnā), गठन (gaṭhan), निर्माण (nirmāṇ), इब्दा (ibdā), ख़ल्कत (xalkat), पैदाइश (paidāiś), तश्कील (taśkīl), तख़्लीक़ (taxlīq), तैयार (taiyār)

2. form, shape

   Synonym: रूप (rūp)

Declension

Declension of बनावट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बनावट banāvaṭ	बनावटें banāvaṭẽ
oblique	बनावट banāvaṭ	बनावटों banāvaṭõ
vocative	बनावट banāvaṭ	बनावटो banāvaṭo

Derived terms

• बनावटी (banāvṭī)

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

From बनवणे (banavṇe, “to fool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.na.ʋəʈ/

Adjective

बनावट • (banāvaṭ)

1. fake, made-up

   बनावट कागदपत्रे

   banāvaṭ kāgadpatre

   fake documents

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बनावट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies