भुवन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱʊ.ʋən/, [bʱʊ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

भुवन • (bhuvan) m

1. existence; the world

   Synonym: संसार (sansār)

Declension

Declension of भुवन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भुवन bhuvan	भुवन bhuvan
oblique	भुवन bhuvan	भुवनों bhuvanõ
vocative	भुवन bhuvan	भुवनो bhuvano

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভুৱন (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬸᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
• ভুবন (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰲𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀼𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဘုဝန (Burmese script)
• ભુવન (Gujarati script)
• ਭੁਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦸꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂳𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಭುವನ (Kannada script)
• ភុវន (Khmer script)
• ຠຸວນ (Lao script)
• ഭുവന (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘳𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠤᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧔𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐸𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଭୁଵନ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢸꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆶𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖲𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
• භුවන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩒𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚰𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
• பு⁴வந (Tamil script)
• భువన (Telugu script)
• ภุวน (Thai script)
• བྷུ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒳𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨃𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भू (bhū).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱú.ʋɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱu.ʋɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

भुवन • (bhúvana) stem, n

1. a being, living thing
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.98.1:

     वैश्वानरस्य सुमतौ स्याम राजा हि कं भुवनानाम् अभिश्रीः ।
     इतो जातो विश्वम् इदं वि चष्टे वैश्वानरो यतते सूर्येण ॥

     vaiśvānarasya sumatau syāma rājā hi kaṃ bhuvanānām abhiśrīḥ.
     ito jāto viśvam idaṃ vi caṣṭe vaiśvānaro yatate sūryeṇa.

     May we be in the favour of the Universal One [Agni]
     For indeed he is king, sustainer of beings.
     Born from here he views all this world,
     The Universal One takes his place with the sun.

2. existence, being
3. the world
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.75.4

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भुवन (bhúvana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भुवनम् bhúvanam	भुवने bhúvane	भुवनानि / भुवना¹ bhúvanāni / bhúvanā¹
Vocative	भुवन bhúvana	भुवने bhúvane	भुवनानि / भुवना¹ bhúvanāni / bhúvanā¹
Accusative	भुवनम् bhúvanam	भुवने bhúvane	भुवनानि / भुवना¹ bhúvanāni / bhúvanā¹
Instrumental	भुवनेन bhúvanena	भुवनाभ्याम् bhúvanābhyām	भुवनैः / भुवनेभिः¹ bhúvanaiḥ / bhúvanebhiḥ¹
Dative	भुवनाय bhúvanāya	भुवनाभ्याम् bhúvanābhyām	भुवनेभ्यः bhúvanebhyaḥ
Ablative	भुवनात् bhúvanāt	भुवनाभ्याम् bhúvanābhyām	भुवनेभ्यः bhúvanebhyaḥ
Genitive	भुवनस्य bhúvanasya	भुवनयोः bhúvanayoḥ	भुवनानाम् bhúvanānām
Locative	भुवने bhúvane	भुवनयोः bhúvanayoḥ	भुवनेषु bhúvaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dhivehi: ބުވަނަ (buvana)
• Old Javanese: bhuwana
  • Javanese: ꦧꦸꦮꦤ (buwana), ꦧꦮꦤ (bawana)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬸᬯᬦ (buana)
  • → Malay: buana
    • Indonesian: buana
• Tamil: புவனம் (puvaṉam)