भ्रमण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रमण (bhramaṇa). Cognate with Bengali ভ্রমণ (bhromon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɾə.məɳ/, [bʱɾɐ.mɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

भ्रमण • (bhramaṇ) m

1. tour, sightseeing

   Synonym: घूमना-फिरना (ghūmnā-phirnā)

2. trip, journey

   Synonyms: यात्रा (yātrā), सफ़र (safar)

Declension

Declension of भ्रमण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रमण bhramaṇ	भ्रमण bhramaṇ
oblique	भ्रमण bhramaṇ	भ्रमणों bhramaṇõ
vocative	भ्रमण bhramaṇ	भ्रमणो bhramaṇo

Derived terms

• भ्रमण करना (bhramaṇ karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भ्रमण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভ্ৰমণ (Assamese script)
• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫᬡ (Balinese script)
• ভ্রমণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဘြမဏ (Burmese script)
• ભ્રમણ (Gujarati script)
• ਭ੍ਰਮਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦿꦩꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಭ್ರಮಣ (Kannada script)
• ភ្រមណ (Khmer script)
• ຠ຺ຣມຓ (Lao script)
• ഭ്രമണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରମଣ (Odia script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦𑖜 (Siddham script)
• භ්‍රමණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢𑚘 (Takri script)
• ப்⁴ரமண (Tamil script)
• భ్రమణ (Telugu script)
• ภฺรมณ (Thai script)
• བྷྲ་མ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अन (-ana)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

भ्रमण • (bhramaṇa) stem, n

1. wandering or roaming about, roving through, circumambulating
2. wavering, staggering, unsteadiness
3. turning round, revolution, the orbit (of a planet)
4. giddiness, dizziness
5. a cupola
6. erring, falling into error
7. causing to go round

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भ्रमण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भ्रमणम् (bhramaṇam)	भ्रमणे (bhramaṇe)	भ्रमणानि (bhramaṇāni) भ्रमणा¹ (bhramaṇā¹)
accusative	भ्रमणम् (bhramaṇam)	भ्रमणे (bhramaṇe)	भ्रमणानि (bhramaṇāni) भ्रमणा¹ (bhramaṇā¹)
instrumental	भ्रमणेन (bhramaṇena)	भ्रमणाभ्याम् (bhramaṇābhyām)	भ्रमणैः (bhramaṇaiḥ) भ्रमणेभिः¹ (bhramaṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	भ्रमणाय (bhramaṇāya)	भ्रमणाभ्याम् (bhramaṇābhyām)	भ्रमणेभ्यः (bhramaṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	भ्रमणात् (bhramaṇāt)	भ्रमणाभ्याम् (bhramaṇābhyām)	भ्रमणेभ्यः (bhramaṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	भ्रमणस्य (bhramaṇasya)	भ्रमणयोः (bhramaṇayoḥ)	भ्रमणानाम् (bhramaṇānām)
locative	भ्रमणे (bhramaṇe)	भ्रमणयोः (bhramaṇayoḥ)	भ्रमणेषु (bhramaṇeṣu)
vocative	भ्रमण (bhramaṇa)	भ्रमणे (bhramaṇe)	भ्रमणानि (bhramaṇāni) भ्रमणा¹ (bhramaṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: भ्रमण (bhramaṇ)
• Tamil: பிரமணம் (piramaṇam)