English

Alternative forms

• Bön

Proper noun

Bon

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔ̃ː], [bɔŋ]

Noun

Bon m ‎(genitive Bons, plural Bons)

1. voucher, coupon
2. receipt

Declension

Derived terms

• Kassenbon

Japanese

Romanization

Bon

1. rōmaji reading 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

Catalan

Adjective

bon

1. good; alternative form of bo

Usage notes

The form bon is used as the masculine singular form when the adjective precedes the noun, and bo is used in all other cases.

Danish

Etymology

From French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔnɡ/, [b̥ʌŋ]

Noun

bon c (singular definite bonen, plural indefinite boner)

1. receipt

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔn
• IPA^(key): /bɔn/

Noun

bon m ‎(plural bonnen or bons, diminutive bonnetje n)

1. receipt
2. ticket (e.g. for speeding)
3. voucher

Derived terms

• op de bon

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin bonus ‎(“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃/

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bôna, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bônes, comparative mèlyor, superlative lo mèlyor)

1. good

   Coment el est bon de vos vêre !

2. right, correct

   Tôtes voutres rèponses sont bônes !

3. (slang, slightly derogatory, of a woman) sexy

   Cela fèna est vrébôna !

Antonyms

• môvés, mal

Related terms

• bien

French

Etymology

Middle French bon < Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‎(“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: bond, bonds, bons

Adjective

bon m ‎(feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meilleur, superlative le meilleur)

1. good
2. right, correct
3. (slang, slightly derogatory, of a woman) sexy

   Cette meuf est fin bonne !

Antonyms

• mauvais, mal

Derived terms

• bon enfant
• bonnasse

Related terms

• bien

Noun

bon m ‎(plural bons)

1. voucher, ticket, coupon

Synonyms

• (voucher): coupon, billet

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bonus ‎(“good”).

Noun

bon

1. good

Adjective

bon m ‎(feminine buine)

1. good

Antonyms

• trist, cjatîf, brut, frait

Related terms

• ben
• bontât

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bon ‎(“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːn]

Noun

bon ‎(plural bonok)

1. voucher

Declension

Usage notes

It is usually pronounced with a long o but the correct spelling is bon and not bón.

Interlingua

Adjective

bon ‎(comparative melior, superlative le melior or le optime)

1. good

Japanese

Romanization

bon

1. rōmaji reading of ぼん

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)

1. able
2. good
3. probable

Lojban

Rafsi

bon

1. rafsi of boxna.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bõ (some manuscripts)

Etymology

Old French bon.

Adjective

bon m ‎(feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes) (comparative meilleur, superlative meilleur)

1. good (virtuous, having positive qualities)

Descendants

• French: bon

Old French

Alternative forms

• boen
• boun
• buen
• bun

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -õn

Adjective

bon m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular bone, comparative meillor, superlative meillor)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

See also

• bien

Declension

Descendants

• French: bon

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• bo

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m ‎(feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonas)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Descendants

• Catalan: bo, bon
• Occitan: bon

Slovene

Etymology

From German Bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbóːn/
• Tonal orthography: bọ̑n

Noun

bón m inan ‎(genitive bóna, nominative plural bóni)

1. voucher

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːn/

Noun

bon

1. definite singular of bo
2. indefinite plural of bo

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English bone.

Noun

bon

1. bone

Venetian

Alternative forms

• bòn, bón

Etymology

From Latin bonus. Compare Italian buono

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural boni, feminine plural bone) (Alternative masculine plural: buni)

1. good

Volapük

Noun

bon ‎(plural bons)

1. bean

Declension

Derived terms

• bonik

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‎(“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Antonyms

• måva, mwais