bön

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bø̄n, from Old Norse bœn, bón, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (curse, prayer), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to speak, say).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

bön c

  1. prayer
    1. A practice of communicating with one's God.
    2. The act of praying.
    3. The specific words or methods used for praying.
    4. A plea (like the more obscure meaning of prayer in English)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوڭ (böñ), from Proto-Turkic *bȫn (stupid, foolish). Cognate with Turkmen mȫn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœn/
  • (file)

Adjective

bön

  1. stupid
    Synonyms: ahmak, andaval, aptal, avanak, budala, embesil, salak

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • bön bön bakmak

Further reading

  • bön in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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