बाँस

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa).[1] Doublet of वंश (vañś).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    बाँस (bā̃sm (Urdu spelling بانس)[2]

    1. bamboo

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)
    • Persian:
      Dari: بَانْس (bāns), بَانْگْس (bāngs)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṁśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press