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).
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বোন • (bōn)
| 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). | |||
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