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Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- बाण (Devanagari script)
- বাণ (Bengali script)
- බාණ (Sinhalese script)
- ဗာဏ or ၿႃꧣ (Burmese script)
- พาณ or พาณะ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ພາຓ or ພາຓະ (Lao script)
- ពាណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit बाण (bāṇa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀡 (bāṇa).
Noun
bāṇa m
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Declension
Declension table of "bāṇa" (masculine)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bāṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 485
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 519