Bon

Bon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tibetan བོན (bon).

Proper noun

Bon

  1. An indigenous Tibetan religion, in many ways akin to Tibetan Buddhism.
    Synonym: Bonism (uncommon)
Coordinate terms
religionsedit

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bon

  1. Synonym of Obon

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbon]

Proper noun

Bon m anim (female equivalent Bonová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bon (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Bon Bonové
genitive Bona Bonů
dative Bonovi Bonům
accusative Bona Bony
vocative Bone Bonové
locative Bonovi Bonech
instrumental Bonem Bony

Further reading

  • “Bon”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Etymology

    18th century, borrowed from French bon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɔ̃/, [bɔŋ], [bɔ̃ː]
      • Denasalized [bɔŋ] is strongly predominant in Germany (as also in Bonbon).
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Homophone: Bong
    • IPA(key): /boːn/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      (alternatively in Austria)

    Noun

    Bon m (strong, genitive Bons, plural Bons)

    1. voucher
      1. receipt
        Synonyms: Quittung, Beleg, Kassenzettel
        Wollen Sie den Bon? ― Do you want the receipt?
      2. coupon
        Synonyms: Marke, Wertmarke, Coupon / Kupon
        Ein Bier kostet zwei Bons. ― A beer costs two coupons.

    Declension

    Declension of Bon [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Bon die Bons
    genitive eines des Bons der Bons
    dative einem dem Bon den Bons
    accusative einen den Bon die Bons

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Bon” in Duden online
    • “Bon”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Japanese

    Romanization

    Bon

    1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼん

    Norman

    Proper noun

    Bon m

    1. a male given name

    Old Czech

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbon/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbon/

    Proper noun

    Bon m pers

    1. a male given name

    Declension

    Declension of Bon (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative Bon Bony Boni, Bonové
    genitive Bona Bonú Bonóv
    dative Bonu, Bonovi Bonoma Bonóm
    accusative Bona Bony Bony
    vocative Bone Bony Boni, Bonové
    locative Bonu, Bonovi Bonú Boniech
    instrumental Bonem Bonoma Bony
    This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

    Further reading

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Bon f (plural Bone)

    1. track, railway

    Derived terms

    Vietnamese

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
    • Homophone: bon

    Proper noun

    Bon

    1. a male given name
      • 2020, Thái Trà, “ĐH Duy Tân giành giải nhất cuộc thi học thuật về y tế”, in Zing news‎[2]:
        Vượt qua 226 thí sinh đến từ các trường y dược trên toàn quốc, Đỗ Thế Bon - sinh viên ngành Bác sĩ đa khoa, ĐH Duy Tân đã xuất sắc giành giải nhất tại cuộc thi học thuật về y tế.
        Beating 226 other contestants from medical schools all over the country, Đỗ Thế Bon — a General Practitioner student at Duy Tân University — outstandingly won the first prize in a medical scholarship contest.
    2. a male home name
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