होना

Hindi

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to be used to indicate that the subject and object are the same
  • (transitive) to be, become to have or gain the quality of
  • (intransitive) to exist
  • (intransitive) to be born
  • (intransitive) to occur, happen, take place
  • (intransitive) to be occupy a certain location
  • (intransitive) to result, have an effect
  • (intransitive) to pass by, elapse
  • (intransitive) to be done, committed
  • (intransitive) a tense auxiliary
  • (intransitive) a modal auxiliary
  • (intransitive) a conjunct verb turning any noun or adjective into a verb

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi होना inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 inherited from Sanskrit भवति (become, happen, becomes) inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti, *bʰuH- (come into being, grow, appear, become) derived from Sanskrit स्था (stand, remain) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

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