भ्रमर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara), doublet of भौंरा (bha͠urā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भ्रमर • (bhramar) m (Urdu spelling بهرمر)

1. a large black bee, the bumblebee
2. lover, gallant, libertine
3. giddiness, vertigo
4. epilepsy

Declension

Declension of भ्रमर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रमर bhramar	भ्रमर bhramar
oblique	भ्रमर bhramar	भ्रमरों bhramarõ
vocative	भ्रमर bhramar	भ्रमरो bhramaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भ्रमर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “भ्रमर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভ্ৰমৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫᬭ (Balinese script)
• ভ্রমর (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဘြမရ (Burmese script)
• ભ્રમર (Gujarati script)
• ਭ੍ਰਮਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦿꦩꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಭ್ರಮರ (Kannada script)
• ភ្រមរ (Khmer script)
• ຠ຺ຣມຣ (Lao script)
• ഭ്രമര (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରମର (Odia script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦𑖨 (Siddham script)
• භ්‍රමර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢𑚤 (Takri script)
• ப்⁴ரமர (Tamil script)
• భ్రమర (Telugu script)
• ภฺรมร (Thai script)
• བྷྲ་མ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अर (-ara)

Related to Ashkun bamā (“hornet”), Waigali bramā (“hornet”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भ्रमर • (bhramara) stem, m

1. a large black bee, a kind of bumblebee, any bee

   Synonym: द्विरेफ (dvirepha)

2. gallant, libertine
3. young man, lad
4. potter's wheel
5. a particular position of the hand
6. top (toy)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भ्रमर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भ्रमरः (bhramaraḥ)	भ्रमरौ (bhramarau) भ्रमरा¹ (bhramarā¹)	भ्रमराः (bhramarāḥ) भ्रमरासः¹ (bhramarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भ्रमरम् (bhramaram)	भ्रमरौ (bhramarau) भ्रमरा¹ (bhramarā¹)	भ्रमरान् (bhramarān)
instrumental	भ्रमरेण (bhramareṇa)	भ्रमराभ्याम् (bhramarābhyām)	भ्रमरैः (bhramaraiḥ) भ्रमरेभिः¹ (bhramarebhiḥ¹)
dative	भ्रमराय (bhramarāya)	भ्रमराभ्याम् (bhramarābhyām)	भ्रमरेभ्यः (bhramarebhyaḥ)
ablative	भ्रमरात् (bhramarāt)	भ्रमराभ्याम् (bhramarābhyām)	भ्रमरेभ्यः (bhramarebhyaḥ)
genitive	भ्रमरस्य (bhramarasya)	भ्रमरयोः (bhramarayoḥ)	भ्रमराणाम् (bhramarāṇām)
locative	भ्रमरे (bhramare)	भ्रमरयोः (bhramarayoḥ)	भ्रमरेषु (bhramareṣu)
vocative	भ्रमर (bhramara)	भ्रमरौ (bhramarau) भ्रमरा¹ (bhramarā¹)	भ्रमराः (bhramarāḥ) भ्रमरासः¹ (bhramarāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ބުމަރު (bumaru)
  • Sinhalese: බමරය (bamaraya)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑀻 (bhamarī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀻 (bhamalī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (bhamaliyā)
  • ⇒ Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhavarā), 𑘥𑘽𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhaṃvarā)
• Bengali: ভোমরা (bhōmra)
• ⇒ Kashmiri: بۆمبُر (bombur)
• Marathi: भोवरा (bhovrā)
• Pali: bhamara
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara)
  • Gujarati: ભમર (bhamar), ભમરો (bhamro), ભમરી (bhamrī)
    • ⇒ Gujarati: ભમરડો (bhamarḍo)
  • Hindi: भँवर (bhãvar), भौंर (bha͠ur)
    • ⇒ Hindi: भँवरा (bhãvrā), भौंरा (bha͠urā)
  • Nepali : भ्रमर (bhramar)
    • ⇒ Nepali: भँमरा (bhãmarā)
• → Bengali: ভ্রমর (bhromor)
• → Tamil: பிரமரம் (piramaram)
• → Telugu: భ్రమరము (bhramaramu)

References

• “भ्रमर” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 387, column 2.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “भ्रमर”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 211
• Monier Williams (1899), “Bhramara”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 769, column 3.
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 629

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “bhramara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.