Bon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"

English

Alternative forms

• Bön

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan བོན (bon).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɑn/

Proper noun

Bon

1. An indigenous Tibetan religion, in many ways akin to Tibetan Buddhism.

   Synonym: Bonism (uncommon)

Coordinate terms

• (religions) religion; agnosticism,‎ Asatru,‎ atheism,‎ Ayyavazhi,‎ Baháʼí Faith,‎ Bon,‎ Buddhism,‎ Cao Dai,‎ Cheondoism,‎ Christianity,‎ deism,‎ Druidry,‎ Druze,‎ Eckankar,‎ Heathenry,‎ Hinduism,‎ Islam,‎ Jainism,‎ Jediism,‎ Judaism,‎ Kimbanguism,‎ Odinism,‎ paganism,‎ Pastafarianism,‎ Raëlism,‎ Rastafarianism,‎ Rodnovery,‎ Romuva,‎ Samaritanism,‎ Sanamahism,‎ Shinto,‎ Sikhism,‎ Taoism,‎ Tengrism,‎ Thelema,‎ Unitarian Universalism,‎ Wicca,‎ Yahwism,‎ Yazidism,‎ Yoruba,‎ Zoroastrianism ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

See also

• Bon Wier

Anagrams

• BN(O), BNO, Nob, nob

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:

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  • Homophone: Bong
• IPA^(key): /boːn/ (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

Derived terms

• bongen
• Getränkebon
• Kassenbon

Further reading

• “Bon” in Duden online
• “Bon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

Bon

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼん

Norman

Proper noun

Bon m

1. a male given name

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bon f (plural Bone)

1. track, railway

Derived terms

• Bonhoff

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^[1]:

     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.