bhūmi

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See also: bhumi, Bhumi, and Bhūmi

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bhūmi (plural bhūmis)

  1. Alternative spelling of bhumi

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúHmiš.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bu.mi/
  • Rhymes: -mi
  • Hyphenation: bhū‧mi

Noun[edit]

bhūmi

  1. the earth, the world
  2. ground
  3. land
  4. basis

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦧꦸꦩꦶ (bumi)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬹᬫᬶ (bumi), ᬕᬸᬫᬶ (gumi)

Further reading[edit]

  • "bhūmi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúHmiš.

Noun[edit]

bhūmi f

  1. ground, earth
    • c. 420 AD, Buddhaghosa, Pāthikavaɡɡaṭṭhakathā‎[1], page 4; republished Yanɡon, Myanmar: Ministry of Reliɡious Affairs, 2008:
      Catukkuṇḍikoti catusaṅghaṭṭito dve jāṇūni dve ca kappare bhūmiyaṁ ṭhapetvā vicarati.
      'Catukkuṇḍiko': He moves with four points of contact, having placed two knees and two elbows on the ground.
  2. Earth
  3. region
  4. stage
  5. plane

Declension[edit]

Declension table of "bhūmi" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bhūmibhūmiyo or bhūmī
Accusative (second)bhūmiṃbhūmiyo or bhūmī
Instrumental (third)bhūmiyābhūmīhi or bhūmībhi
Dative (fourth)bhūmiyābhūmīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bhūmiyā or bhūmyābhūmīhi or bhūmībhi
Genitive (sixth)bhūmiyābhūmīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)bhūmiyā or bhūmiyaṃ or bhūmyaṃbhūmīsu
Vocative (calling)bhūmibhūmiyo or bhūmī
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