basaánd

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Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, spring season).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /basaánd/, /basaán/

    Noun

    basaánd m (Perso-Arabic spelling بساند)

    1. spring
      1. can also refer more specifically to the first part of spring (a 40-day period) when days are warmer and plants begin to grow and flowers blossom (appr. 1 Apr-10 May)

    Inflection

    Declension of basaánd (a-decl w/ length alternation)
    singular plural
    nominative basaánd basandá
    oblique basandá basandóom

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “basaánd”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vasantá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 667