বোন

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বইন (boin), বহিন (bohin)

Etymology

Abhiśruti transformation of earlier বইন (boin), h-dropped form of an even earlier বহিন (bohin), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (*bahiṇī), from Sanskrit *बघिनी (baghinī). 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

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

(elder sister):

• বুবু (bubu)
• আপা (apa)
• দিদি (didi)