জন

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔn/, [ˈd͡ʒɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔn/, [ˈdʑɔːn], [ˈdʑɔn]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit জন (jana). Compare Sylheti ꠎꠘ (zono), Assamese জন (zon), Odia ଜଣ (jaṇa), Hindustani جن / जन (jan), Marathi जन (jan), Nepali जना (janā), Punjabi ਜਨ (jan).

Noun

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জন (jon)

  1. person, human
  2. man
  3. labourer
    জন খাটাjon khaṭato work as a labourer
  4. commoner
  5. the masses
Declension
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Inflection of জন
nominative জন
jon
objective জন / জনকে
jon (semantically general or indefinite) / jonke (semantically definite)
genitive জনের
joner
locative জনে
jone
Indefinite forms
nominative জন
jon
objective জন / জনকে
jon (semantically general or indefinite) / jonke (semantically definite)
genitive জনের
joner
locative জনে
jone
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জনটা , জনটি
jonṭa (colloquial), jonṭi (formal)
জনগুলা, জনগুলো
jongula (colloquial), jongulo (formal)
objective জনটা, জনটি
jonṭa (colloquial), jonṭi (formal)
জনগুলা, জনগুলো
jongula (colloquial), jongulo (formal)
genitive জনটার, জনটির
jonṭar (colloquial), jonṭir (formal)
জনগুলার, জনগুলোর
jongular (colloquial), jongulor (formal)
locative জনটাতে / জনটায়, জনটিতে
jonṭate / jonṭay (colloquial), jonṭite (formal)
জনগুলাতে / জনগুলায়, জনগুলোতে
jongulate / jongulay (colloquial), jongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, জন, Government of Bangladesh
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jána”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English John.

Proper noun

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জন (jon)

  1. a male given name, John, from English
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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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জন m

  1. Bengali script form of jana

Declension

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