bhūta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• भूत (Devanagari script)
• ভূত (Bengali script)
• භූත (Sinhalese script)
• ဘူတ or ꧤူတ (Burmese script)
• ภูต or ภูตะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩪᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠູຕ or ຠູຕະ or ພູຕະ (Lao script)
• ភូត (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄫𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

This past participle of bhavati (“to be”) can be traced back to Sanskrit भूत (bhūta) and beyond. Note that the past participle naturally has an active sense.

Adjective

bhūta

1. natural
2. genuine
3. true

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūto	bhūtā
Accusative (second)	bhūtaṃ	bhūte
Instrumental (third)	bhūtena	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃ	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtā	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtassa	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūte	bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)	bhūta	bhūtā

Declension table of "bhūtā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūtā	bhūtāyo or bhūtā
Accusative (second)	bhūtaṃ	bhūtāyo or bhūtā
Instrumental (third)	bhūtāya	bhūtāhi or bhūtābhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtāya	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtāya	bhūtāhi or bhūtābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtāya	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtāya or bhūtāyaṃ	bhūtāsu
Vocative (calling)	bhūte	bhūtāyo or bhūtā

Declension table of "bhūta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūtaṃ	bhūtāni
Accusative (second)	bhūtaṃ	bhūtāni
Instrumental (third)	bhūtena	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃ	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtā	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtassa	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūte	bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)	bhūta	bhūtāni

Derived terms

• abhūta (“false”)

Noun

bhūta m

1. beings
2. living beings
3. animate nature
4. city spirit guardians

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūtā
Accusative (second)	bhūte
Instrumental (third)	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)	bhūtā

Noun

bhūta n

1. inanimate nature

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūtāni
Accusative (second)	bhūtāni
Instrumental (third)	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)	bhūtāni

Noun

bhūta m

1. supernatural being, ghost

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūto	bhūtā
Accusative (second)	bhūtaṃ	bhūte
Instrumental (third)	bhūtena	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃ	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtā	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtassa	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūte	bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)	bhūta	bhūtā

Descendants

• → Lao: ພູດ (phūt, “ghost”)

Noun

bhūta n

1. nature, creation
2. truth
3. (as second element of a bahuvrihi, with respect to the first element)
   1. what has been or happened
   2. having become, acting as, being

Declension

Declension table of "bhūta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhūtaṃ	bhūtāni
Accusative (second)	bhūtaṃ	bhūtāni
Instrumental (third)	bhūtena	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	bhūtassa or bhūtāya or bhūtatthaṃ	bhūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhūtasmā or bhūtamhā or bhūtā	bhūtehi or bhūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhūtassa	bhūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhūtasmiṃ or bhūtamhi or bhūte	bhūtesu
Vocative (calling)	bhūta	bhūtāni

Derived terms

• bhūtapubbaṃ
• antabhūta
• pāṇabhūta