वन

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See also: विना, वन्य, and वन्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वन (vána). Doublet of बन (ban).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋən/,

Noun

वन • (van) m (Urdu spelling ون)

  1. forest, jungle, woods
    Synonyms: जंगल (jaṅgal), बन (ban)
    यह भयानक वन सैकड़ों किलोमीटर तक फैला था।
    yah bhayānak van saikṛõ kilomīṭar tak phailā thā.
    This dreadful forest stretched for hundreds of kilometers.

Declension

Declension of वन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct वन
van 		वन
van
oblique वन
van 		वनों
vanõ
vocative वन
van 		वनो
vano

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “वन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Mewari

Noun

वन (van) m

  1. forest, jungle
  2. desolate wild place

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वन (vána).

Pronunciation

Noun

वन • (van)

  1. forest
    Synonym: जङ्गल (jaṅgal)
  2. garden

Declension

Declension of वन
Singular Plural
nominative वन वनहरू
accusative वनलाई वनहरूलाई
instrumental/ergative वनले वनहरूले
dative वनलाई वनहरूलाई
ablative वनबाट वनहरूबाट
genitive वनको वनहरूको
locative वनमा वनहरूमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  1. ^ “वन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

वन n

  1. Devanagari script form of vana

Declension

Declension table of "वन" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)वनं (vanaṃ)वनानि (vanāni)
Accusative (second)वनं (vanaṃ)वनानि (vanāni)
Instrumental (third)वनेन (vanena)वनेहि (vanehi) or वनेभि (vanebhi)
Dative (fourth)वनस्स (vanassa) or वनाय (vanāya) or वनत्थं (vanatthaṃ)वनानं (vanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)वनस्मा (vanasmā) or वनम्हा (vanamhā) or वना (vanā)वनेहि (vanehi) or वनेभि (vanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)वनस्स (vanassa)वनानं (vanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)वनस्मिं (vanasmiṃ) or वनम्हि (vanamhi) or वने (vane)वनेसु (vanesu)
Vocative (calling)वन (vana)वनानि (vanāni)

Verb

वन

  1. Devanagari script form of vana, imperative active second-person singular of वनति (vanati, “to desire”)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wán- (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬥𐬁 (vanā, “tree”), Pashto ونه (wëna, “tree”), Sogdian wn (“tree”), Middle Persian (wan /⁠wn'⁠/, “tree”).

Pronunciation

Noun

वन • (vána) stem, n

  1. (Vedic) a tree
    Synonym: वृक्ष (vṛkṣa)
  2. a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity of lotuses or other plants growing in a thick cluster
  3. a foreign or distant land
  4. wood, timber
  5. a wooden vessel or barrel (for the soma juice)
  6. a cloud (as the vessel in the sky)
  7. (prob.) the body of a carriage
  8. abode
  9. coco-grass (Cyperus rotundus)
  10. a ray of light
    Synonym: रश्मि (raśmi)
  11. (prob.) longing, earnest desire

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वन (vána)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वनम्
vánam 		वने
váne 		वनानि / वना¹
vánāni / vánā¹
Vocative वन
vána 		वने
váne 		वनानि / वना¹
vánāni / vánā¹
Accusative वनम्
vánam 		वने
váne 		वनानि / वना¹
vánāni / vánā¹
Instrumental वनेन
vánena 		वनाभ्याम्
vánābhyām 		वनैः / वनेभिः¹
vánaiḥ / vánebhiḥ¹
Dative वनाय
vánāya 		वनाभ्याम्
vánābhyām 		वनेभ्यः
vánebhyaḥ
Ablative वनात्
vánāt 		वनाभ्याम्
vánābhyām 		वनेभ्यः
vánebhyaḥ
Genitive वनस्य
vánasya 		वनयोः
vánayoḥ 		वनानाम्
vánānām
Locative वने
váne 		वनयोः
vánayoḥ 		वनेषु
váneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀡 (vaṇa)
  • Bengali: বন (bon)
  • → Malayalam: വനം (vanaṁ)
  • → Tamil: வனம் (vaṉam)
  • → Kannada: ವನ (vana)
  • → Old Javanese: wana
  • → Sundanese: ᮝᮔ (wana)
  • Sindhi: वणु sg (vaṇu)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 917/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 500
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