𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). Cognate with Pali bhojana.

Noun

𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa) n (Devanagari भोअण)

1. food, meal, act of eating
2. enjoyment

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀁 (bhoaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhoaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhoaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀁 (bhoaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhoaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhoaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀡 (bhoaṇeṇa) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (bhoaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhoaṇehi) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhoaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhoaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhoaṇāo) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhoaṇāu) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸 (bhoaṇā) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhoaṇāhi) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhoaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhoaṇassa)	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀡 (bhoaṇāṇa) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhoaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (bhoaṇammi) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂 (bhoaṇe)	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhoaṇesu) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhoaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸 (bhoaṇā)	𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhoaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhoaṇāi)

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಬೋನ (bōna)
• → Tamil: போனகம் (pōṉakam); போனம் (pōṉam)
• → Telugu: బోనము (bōnamu)
• → Tulu: ಬೋನ (bōna)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भोअण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 657.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhojana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 549
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) “10.3 Phonological principles governing loanwords from Indo-Aryan”, in The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 475.