Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: bas-ant
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bezant.

name

Alternative form of Vasant.

Etymology

Transliteration of Bengali বসন্ত (bośonto), Odia ବସନ୍ତ (basanta), Hindi बसंत (basant).

Inflected Forms

basants (plural)

Questions

What does basant mean?: Alternative form of bezant.
Where does basant come from?: Transliteration of Bengali বসন্ত (bośonto), Odia ବସନ୍ତ (basanta), Hindi बसंत (basant).

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