बौना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa), from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Doublet of वामन (vāman), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɔː.nɑː/, [bɔː.näː]

Adjective

बौना • (baunā) (Urdu spelling بونا)

1. dwarf, miniature, small

Declension

Declension of बौना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	बौना baunā	बौने baune	बौनी baunī	बौनी baunī
oblique	बौने baune	बौने baune	बौनी baunī	बौनी baunī
vocative	बौने baune	बौने baune	बौनी baunī	बौनी baunī

Noun

बौना • (baunā) m (Urdu spelling بونا)

1. a dwarf

Declension

Declension of बौना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बौना baunā	बौने baune
oblique	बौने baune	बौनों baunõ
vocative	बौने baune	बौनो bauno

Descendants

• → Pashto: بونا (bonâ)

Proper noun

बौना • (baunā) m (Urdu spelling بونا)

1. (Hinduism) Vamana (the fifth avatar of Vishnu)

Declension

Declension of बौना (sg-only masc ā-stem)

	singular
direct	बौना baunā
oblique	बौने baune
vocative	बौने baune

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बौना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press