bhūmi

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See also: bhumi, Bhumi, and Bhūmi

English

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Noun

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bhūmi (plural bhūmis)

  1. Alternative spelling of bhumi

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bhūmi

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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