भीम

See also: भूमि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From भी (bhī́, √bhī)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.mɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱiː.mɐ/

Adjective

भीम • (bhīmá)

1. fearful, frightening
2. terrific
3. terrible
4. awful
5. formidable
6. tremendous

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīma) stem, m

1. Name of the second son of Pandu (also called भीम-सेन and वृकोदर ; he was only the reputed son of पाण्डु, being really the son of his wife पृथा or कुन्ती by the wind-god वायु, and was noted for his size, strength and appetite)

Descendants

• Telugu: భీముడు (bhīmuḍu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भीम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0758.