बैंक (baink)

noun A borrowed word from English 'bank', used only in the financial-institution sense; unlike the English word, it does not carry the 'riverbank' meaning in Hindi (that is किनारा (kinaaraa) or तट (tat)).
Sense 1 : bank (financial institution)
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: बैंक (baink) is a straightforward English loanword and is used exactly like its English counterpart in everyday urban speech -- ATM (etiiem) and बैंक (baink) are both common fixtures of city vocabulary in Delhi-NCR. Older or more literary Hindi sometimes prefers बैंक (baink) alongside formal terms like वित्तीय संस्था (vittiiy sansthaa, 'financial institution'), but in daily conversation बैंक (baink) is what everyone says.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to use बैंक (baink) for 'riverbank' by analogy with English 'bank' -- Hindi keeps these completely separate; use किनारा (kinaaraa) or तट (tat) for a riverbank instead. 2) The postposition of location is usually में (men) ('बैंक में' (baink men, 'in/at the bank')) for being inside the building, while जाना (jaanaa) 'to go' pairs with बैंक (baink) directly without needing a locative postposition before जाना: 'बैंक जाना' (baink jaanaa, 'to go to the bank').
Sample Sentences:
मैं कल बैंक जाऊँगा। I will go to the bank tomorrow.
(main kal baink jaaoongaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
यह बैंक सुबह नौ बजे खुलता है। This bank opens at nine in the morning.
(yah baink subah nau baje khultaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह बैंक में खाता खुलवा रही है। She is getting an account opened at the bank.
(vah baink men khaataa khulvaa rahii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पैसे बैंक में जमा कर दो। Deposit the money in the bank.
(paise baink men jamaa kar do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर बैंक समय पर खुला होता तो मैं लोन के लिए आवेदन कर देता। If the bank had been open on time, I would have applied for the loan.
(agar baink samay par khulaa hotaa to main lon ke lie aavedan kar detaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
उसका सारा पैसा बैंक में डूब गया। All his money was lost in the bank.
(uskaa saaraa paisaa baink men doob gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
चेक बैंक द्वारा भुनाया जाएगा। The check will be cashed by the bank.
(chek baink dvaaraa bhunaayaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
कृपया अपना पहचान पत्र बैंक में जमा करें। Please submit your identity card at the bank.
(kripyaa apnaa pahchaan patr baink men jamaa karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद बैंक ने अभी तक चेक क्लियर नहीं किया हो। Perhaps the bank hasn't cleared the check yet.
(shaayad baink ne abhii tak chek kliyar nahiin kiyaa ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
बैंक ने ब्याज दरों में बढ़ोतरी की घोषणा की। The bank announced an increase in interest rates.
(baink ne byaaj daron men badhotrii kii ghoshnaa kii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह हर महीने बैंक की किश्त भरता है। He pays the bank installment every month.
(vah har mahiine baink kii kisht bhartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): बैंक (baink)
(sg.m.oblique): बैंक (baink)
(pl.m.direct): बैंक (baink)
(pl.m.oblique): बैंकों (bainkon)