বোন

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বইন (boin), বহিন (bohin)

Etymology

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

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)