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बसना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
बसना (basnā)
बसाना (basānā)

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəs.nɑː/, [bɐs.näː]
  • Rhymes: -əsnɑː
  • Hyphenation: बस‧ना

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀇 (vasaï), from Sanskrit वस॑ति (vásati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéseti, from *h₂wes- + *-eti.

    Verb

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    बसना (basnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling بسنا)

    1. to live in, inhabit, occupy
      मैं तीन साल से इस गांव में बसा हुआ हूँ।
      ma͠i tīn sāl se is gāmv mẽ basā huā hū̃.
      I've been living in this village for three years.
      दिल में बसनाdil mẽ basnāto live in one's heart
    2. to settle down, prosper
      बस जानाbas jānāto finally settle down
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    Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀡 (vasaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit वसन (vásana).

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    बसना (basnām (Urdu spelling بسنا)[1][2][3][4]

    1. cloth used as covering; a wrapper
    2. a cloth sack
    Declension
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    References

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    1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बसना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
    2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “बसना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 156
    3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vásana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 667
    4. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बसना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

    Further reading

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