different between ben vs bon
ben
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English ben, bene, from Old English b?n (“prayer, request, favor, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *b?niz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to say”). Related to ban. More at boon.
Alternative forms
- bene
Noun
ben (plural bens)
- (obsolete) A prayer; a petition.
Etymology 2
From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- +? in.
Preposition
ben
- (Scotland, Northern England) In, into.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 32:
- And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 32:
Adverb
ben (not comparable)
- (Scotland, Northern England) Inside.
Adjective
ben (comparative benner, superlative benmost)
- Inner, interior.
Derived terms
- ben-end, ben-room
Noun
ben (plural bens)
- (Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
Derived terms
- but and ben
References
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
Etymology 3
From Middle English been, from Old French and Medieval Latin, probably from a North African pronunciation of Arabic ????? (b?n, “ben tree”)
Noun
ben (plural bens)
- A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
- The winged seed of the ben tree.
- The oil of the ben seed.
Synonyms
- (tree): drumstick tree, horseradish tree, moringa
Derived terms
- ben-nut
Translations
Etymology 4
From Arabic ???? (bin) and Hebrew ??? (ben, “son”).
Alternative forms
- Ben
- bin (Arabic)
Noun
ben (uncountable)
- (usually capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
Translations
Etymology 5
Borrowed from Scots ben, benn, from Scottish Gaelic beinn
Noun
ben (plural bens)
- A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
Etymology 6
UK C16. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene.
Adjective
ben (comparative benar, superlative benat)
- (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) Alternative spelling of bene; good.
Anagrams
- EbN, NEB, NbE, Neb., neb
Amele
Adjective
ben
- big
Noun
ben
- a big thing
References
- Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia K?rtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)
Berbice Creole Dutch
Noun
ben
- bean
References
- Silvia Kouwenberg, Berbice Dutch Glossed Texts (2013)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?ben/
- Rhymes: -en
Adverb
ben
- Alternative form of bé
Usage notes
The form ben is used when it precedes the adjective, adverb or verb form that it modifies, and bé is used in all other cases.
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- bénne (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwann?, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when. Doublet of benn (adverb), from the same Middle High German source.
Conjunction
ben
- (Luserna) when
References
- “ben” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Corsican
Etymology
From bè (“well”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?n/
Noun
ben m
- deceased
Adverb
ben
- Alternative form of bè
References
- https://infcor.adecec.net/
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse bein (“bone, leg”), from Proto-Germanic *bain?, cognate with English bone, German Bein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be??n/, [?b?e?n]
Noun
ben n (singular definite benet, plural indefinite ben)
- leg (a lib of a human or an animal used for walking; also, by analogy, the legs of a desk or a chair)
- Synonym: pusselanke (childish, joking)
- bone (any part of the skeleton)
- sinecure (a position that requires little to no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.)
Inflection
References
- “ben” in Den Danske Ordbog
Domari
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit ???????????????????? (bahi??), from Sanskrit ????? (bhagin?). Cognate with Hindi ??? (bahan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ben?/, /b?n?/
Noun
ben f
- sister
References
- Matras, Yaron (2012) A Grammar of Domari (Mouton Grammar Library)?[3], Walter de Gruyter, ?ISBN, page 65
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?n
- IPA(key): /b?n/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bim, from Proto-Germanic *beun?
Verb
ben
- first-person singular present indicative of zijn
- (dialectal) imperative of zijn
Usage notes
Ben, as an imperative, is considered non-standard, the standard form being wees.
Synonyms
- (imperative) wees
References
- Taaladvies.net on ‘wees’ or ‘ben’
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ben, from Proto-Germanic *banj?.
Noun
ben n (genitive singular bens, plural ben)
- wound
Declension
Noun
ben f (genitive singular benjar, plural benjar)
- wound
Declension
Derived terms
- benjardøgg
- benjarkolvur
French
Etymology 1
Alternative form of bien
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/
- Rhymes: -??
Interjection
ben
- Abbreviation of eh bien. Well; uh
Derivd terms
- ben voyons
Etymology 2
Clipping of bénard
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
Noun
ben m (plural bens)
- (slang) pants
Further reading
- “ben” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin bene.
Adverb
ben
- well
- properly, nicely
Antonyms
- mâl
Noun
ben
- good
Related terms
- bon
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ben, from Latin bene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??/
Noun
ben m (plural bens)
- benefit; welfare
- Synonym: beneficio
- (in the plural) goods
- good (the forces that are the enemy of evil)
- Antonym: mal
Related terms
- bo
Adverb
ben
- well
- Antonym: mal
- very; a lot; enough
- 1473, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 29:
- cando se ganou dos mouros a grande batalla da figeira en donde tamen perdin e me mataron o cabalo e eu sahin ben librado enpero ben ferido de hua saetada enno braço dereito que non a vin curada fasta pasados ben tres meses
- when the great Battle of the Figtree was won to the Moors, where I also lost —and they killed— my horse and I got out safe but badly injured of an arrow shot in the right arm, wound that I saw not cured until more than three months later
- cando se ganou dos mouros a grande batalla da figeira en donde tamen perdin e me mataron o cabalo e eu sahin ben librado enpero ben ferido de hua saetada enno braço dereito que non a vin curada fasta pasados ben tres meses
- 1473, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 29:
- plus, or more, upwards
- c. 1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 174:
- Et durou a guerra dessa uez ontre elles bem dous ãnos, fazendosse todauia muyto mal os h?us aos outros, de guisa que, ante que sse aquella contenda fijnse, morrerõ y muytos
- And the war between them lasted that time for two years plus, making in every way a lot of harm the ones to the others, in wise that, before that conflict had ended, many died there
- Et durou a guerra dessa uez ontre elles bem dous ãnos, fazendosse todauia muyto mal os h?us aos outros, de guisa que, ante que sse aquella contenda fijnse, morrerõ y muytos
- c. 1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 174:
Derived terms
- ben de (“many, a lot”)
Related terms
- bo
References
- “ben” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “ben” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “ben” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bene, French bien, Spanish bien and Portuguese bem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ben/
Adverb
ben (comparative melio, superlative le melio)
- well
Derived terms
- ben que
Istriot
Etymology
From Latin bene.
Adverb
ben
- well
Italian
Adverb
ben
- Apocopic form of bene
Derived terms
- ben altro
Japanese
Romanization
ben
- R?maji transcription of ??
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese vir and Spanish venir .
Verb
ben
- to come
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin bene.
Adverb
ben (comparative miec)
- well
- properly
Noun
ben m (plural bens)
- (especially in the plural) goods, property
Mandarin
Romanization
ben
- Nonstandard spelling of b?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of b?n.
- Nonstandard spelling of bèn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic *ben?, from Proto-Indo-European *g??n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??n/
Noun
ben f (genitive singular mreih, plural mraane)
- woman
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 ben”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Verb
ben
- Alternative form of been
References
- “b?n” listed in the Middle English Dictionary [2001]
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
ben ?
- string, rope
Derived terms
- benik
- benk
Related terms
- bend
- benî
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bain?.
Noun
ben n (definite singular benet, indefinite plural ben, definite plural bena or benene)
- a leg
- a bone
Alternative forms
- bein
Derived terms
- haleben
- menneskeben
References
- “ben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan ben, from Latin bene.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ben
- well
Derived terms
- benlèu
Noun
ben m (plural bens)
- good, possession
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bain?.
Noun
b?n n
- leg
- bone
Inflection
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: bêen
- Dutch: been
- Afrikaans: been
- Limburgish: bein
- Dutch: been
Further reading
- “b?n”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *b?niz. Cognate with Old Norse bón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be?n/
Noun
b?n f (nominative plural b?ne or b?na)
- prayer, praying
- request, entreaty
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: ben, bene
- English: ben, bene
- ? English: bee
- ? Scots: been-hook, been-plough
- English: ben, bene
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *banj?. Cognate with Old Norse ben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ben/
Noun
ben f
- Alternative form of benn
Old French
Adverb
ben
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of bien
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bain?. Cognates include Old English b?n, Old Saxon b?n and Old Dutch b?n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?be?n/, [?b??n]
Noun
b?n n
- bone
- leg
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr-Amrum: bian
- Goesharde: biin
- Halligen: bian
- Heligoland: Bean
- Mooring: biinj
- Sylt: Biin
- Wiedingharde: biin
- Saterland Frisian: Been
- West Frisian: bien
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?en/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ben?, from Proto-Indo-European *g??n.
Noun
ben f (genitive mná, nominative plural mná)
- woman
- Synonyms: banscál, bé, frac
- wife
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22c10
- Synonym: séitig
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22c10
Inflection
Derived terms
- ban-
Descendants
- Middle Irish: ben
- Irish: bean
- Manx: ben
- Scottish Gaelic: bean
- ? Middle Irish: benagán
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
·ben
- third-person singular present indicative conjunct of benaid
Verb
ben
- second-person singular imperative of benaid
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 ben”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “benaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *banj?.
Noun
ben f (genitive benjar, plural benjar)
- mortal wound
- small bleeding wound
ben n
- wound
Declension
Related terms
- bani m (“bane”)
- benja (“to wound mortally”)
References
- ben in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin bene.
Adjective
ben
- well
Descendants
- Catalan: bé, ben
- Occitan: ben
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “bene”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10, page 322
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bain.
Noun
b?n n
- bone
Descendants
- Middle Low German: bên
- Low German: Been, Bein
- Plautdietsch: Been
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bain?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be?n/
Noun
b?n n
- bone
- leg
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: ben
Scots
Etymology 1
From Old English binnan.
Noun
ben (plural bens)
- The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
Adjective
ben (comparative benner, superlative benmaist)
- Inner, interior.
Preposition
ben
- Through, in, into (a dwelling).
- A gaed ben the chaumer.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic beinn.
Noun
ben (plural bens)
- mountain, hill
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ??? (beñ), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *be? (“mole on the face”).
Noun
ben m (Cyrillic spelling ???)
- (regional) birthmark
- (regional) mole
- (regional) naevus
Synonyms
- madež
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English been.
Particle
ben
- Verbal marker for the past tense.
Usage notes
This marker can be combined with the markers sa or o for the future tense and e for the progressive aspect, in which case the order, if all are used, is that of ben sa/o e. Some examples:
- mi ben waka: “I had walked”.
- mi ben e waka: “I was walking”.
- mi ben sa waka: “I would walk”.
- mi ben sa e waka: “I would have been walking”.
Derived terms
- bo
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish b?n, from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bain?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?be?n/
Noun
ben n
- (anatomy) leg; a body part
- leg; part of trousers which covers the legs
- the part of a piece furniture on which it stands
- (anatomy) bone; any of the components of an endoskeleton
- (anatomy) bone; the material of the endoskeleton
Declension
Related terms
References
- ben in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/, /bæn/
- Hyphenation: ben
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish ??? (ben, “I”), from Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Cognate with Old Turkic ????????? (mn² /men/), ????????? (b²n² /ben/, “I”), Karakhanid ????? (men, “I”), Azerbaijani m?n, Bashkir ??? (min), Chuvash ??? (ep?), Kazakh ??? (men), Kyrgyz ??? (men), Turkmen men.
Possibly related to Mongolian ?? (bi, “I”), Manchu ?? (bi, “I”).
Pronoun
ben
- I
Usage notes
- It is one of the two words that have irregular dative case declension. (The other word is "sen").
- It is one of the two words that have irregular genitive case declension. (The other word is "biz").
Declension
See also
Noun
ben (definite accusative beni, plural biz)
- (psychology) ego
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish ??? (be?, “mole”), from Proto-Turkic *be? (“mole on the face”).
Cognate with Bashkir ??? (miñ), Kyrgyz ??? (meñ), Kazakh ??? (meñ) Turkmen me?, Yakut ??? (me?). Also compare Mongolian ????? (menge, “mole, birthmark”).
Noun
ben (definite accusative beni, plural benler)
- birthmark, mole
Declension
Derived terms
- benli
- bensiz
Related terms
- benek
See also
- leke
- yama
References
Venetian
Etymology
From Latin bene.
Adverb
ben
- well
Derived terms
- benon
Related terms
- bon
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French benne.
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [???n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [??????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [??????]
Noun
(classifier xe) ben
- dump truck
See also
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ben]
Noun
ben (nominative plural bens)
- (sense of) well-being, welfare, being well, wellness
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
Noun
ben
- Soft mutation of pen.
Mutation
ben From the web:
- what bender are you
- what bender am i
- what benefits do veterans get
- what bender are you quiz
- what benadryl is safe for dogs
- what benefits do cherries have
- what benefits do strawberries have
- what benefits do military spouses get
bon
Abinomn
Noun
bon
- (anatomy) shoulder
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin bonus.
Adjective
bon (feminine bone, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones, comparative moillous, superlative moillous)
- good
Antonyms
- mau
- mauvois
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?b?n/
Adjective
bon
- good; alternative form of bo
Usage notes
The form bon is used as the masculine singular form when the adjective precedes the noun, and bo is used in all other cases.
Related terms
- bé, ben
- bondat
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German von, from Old High German fon (“from”). Cognate with German von.
Preposition
bon
- (Sette Comuni, + dative) from, of
Alternative forms
- vo (Luserna)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Contraction
bon
- bon + in, from the, of the
References
- “bon” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Danish
Etymology 1
From French bon (“voucher, ticket”), from the adjective bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). Compare also German Bon (“receipt, voucher”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b???]
Noun
bon c (singular definite bonen, plural indefinite boner)
- receipt
Declension
Further reading
- “bon” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bon” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [?b?o?n]
Verb
bon
- imperative of bone
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [?b????]
Verb
bon
- imperative of bone
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French bon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
- Hyphenation: bon
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
bon m (plural bonnen or bons, diminutive bonnetje n)
- receipt
- (Netherlands) ticket, fine (e.g. for speeding)
- voucher
Derived terms
- op de bon
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: bon
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
From Latin bonus (“good”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/
Adjective
bon m (feminine singular bonna, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meillor, superlative lo meillor)
- good
- Comment el est bon de vos veir !
- right, correct
- Totes voutres réponses sont bonnes !
- (slang, slightly vulgar, of a woman) sexy
- Cela fenna est vrai bonna !
Antonyms
- mauvais, mal
Related terms
- ben
- bontá
French
Etymology
From Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/, (before a vowel) /b?n?/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophones: bond, bonds, bons
Adjective
bon (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meilleur, superlative le meilleur)
- good
- right, correct
- (slang, slightly derogatory, of a woman) sexy, hot, smoking hot
Usage notes
Only three French adjectives have an irregular comparative: bon, mauvais (pire) and petit (moindre).
Antonyms
- mauvais, mal
Derived terms
Related terms
- bien
- bonté
Noun
bon m (plural bons)
- voucher, ticket, coupon
- Synonyms: coupon, billet
Derived terms
- bon de livraison
- échange de bons procédés
Descendants
- ? German: Bon
Interjection
bon
- well; OK
Derived terms
- ah bon
Further reading
- “bon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin bonus (“good”).
Noun
bon
- good
Adjective
bon m (feminine buine)
- good
Antonyms
- trist, cjatîf, brut, frait
Related terms
- ben
- bontât
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese bom. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bon.
Adjective
bon
- good
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bon (“good”).
Adjective
bon
- good
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?bo?n]
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
bon (plural bonok)
- voucher
Usage notes
It is usually pronounced with a long o but the correct spelling is bon and not bón.
Declension
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?n/
- Hyphenation: bon
Etymology 1
From Dutch bon (“receipt”), from French bon. Cognate of Danish bon (“receipt”).
Noun
bon (first-person possessive bonku, second-person possessive bonmu, third-person possessive bonnya)
- receipt.
- Synonyms: faktur, invois, kuitansi, resi
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch bond (“bond”), from Middle Dutch bund, from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”). Cognate of English bond.
Noun
bon (first-person possessive bonku, second-person possessive bonmu, third-person possessive bonnya)
- union, association, guild.
- Synonym: perserikatan
Further reading
- “bon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Adjective
bon (comparative melior, superlative le melior or le optime)
- good
Japanese
Romanization
bon
- R?maji transcription of ??
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese bom.
Adjective
bon
- good
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin bonus.
Adjective
bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)
- able
- good
- probable
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ban, bone, bane, boon
Etymology
From Old English b?n, in turn from Proto-Germanic *bain?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??n/
- (Northern ME, Early ME) IPA(key): /ba?n/
Noun
bon (plural bones)
- bone
Derived terms
- bakbon
- schulder bone
- bonwort
Descendants
- English: bone
- Geordie English: byen
- Scots: bane, bean, bain
- Yola: bane
References
- “b?n, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French
Alternative forms
- bõ (some manuscripts)
Etymology
From Old French bon.
Adjective
bon m (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes) (comparative meilleur, superlative meilleur)
- good (virtuous, having positive qualities)
Descendants
- French: bon
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo?n/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *b?n?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to shine”).
Noun
b?n f (nominative plural b?na)
- ornament
Related terms
- b?nian
- ?eb?ned
Etymology 2
Shortening of b?gan.
Verb
b?n
- Alternative form of b?gan
Old French
Alternative forms
- boen, boun, buen, bun
Etymology
From Latin bonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bun/
- Rhymes: -un
Adjective
bon m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bone, comparative meillor, superlative meillor)
- good (not evil)
- good (not of poor quality)
Declension
Related terms
- bien
- bonté / bunté
Descendants
- Middle French: bon
- French: bon
- Picard: boin
- Walloon: bon
- ? Middle English: boon, bone
- English: boon
- Scots: boon
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- bo
Etymology
From Latin bonus.
Adjective
bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonas)
- good (not evil)
- good (not of poor quality)
Descendants
- Catalan: bo, bon
- Occitan: bon
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese bom and Kabuverdianu bon.
Adjective
bon
- good
Polish
Etymology
From French bon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
Noun
bon m inan
- voucher, coupon
- Synonym: talon
Declension
Further reading
- bon in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- bon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French bon.
Noun
bon n (plural bonuri)
- voucher, ticket, coupon
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From German Bon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bó?n/
Noun
b??n m inan
- voucher
Inflection
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch boom.
Noun
bon
- tree
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu?n/
Noun
bon
- definite singular of bo
- indefinite plural of bo
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English bone.
Noun
bon
- bone
Venetian
Alternative forms
- bòn, bón
Etymology
From Latin bonus. Compare Italian buono.
Adjective
bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural boni, feminine plural bone) (Alternative masculine plural: buni)
- good
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [???n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [??????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [??????]
Verb
bon • (????)
- to roll (on wheels)
Volapük
Noun
bon (nominative plural bons)
- bean
Declension
Derived terms
- bonik
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”).
Adjective
bon
- good
Antonyms
- måva, mwais
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