বোন

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বোন (bōn)

  1. sister

Inflection

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Inflection of বোন
nominative বোন
bon
objective বোনকে
bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite)
genitive বোনের
boner
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

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(elder sister):