Jambavan

English

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit जाम्बवत् (jāmbavat).

Proper noun

Jambavan (uncountable)

1. Name of an immortal sloth-bear (or sometimes a monkey) in Hindu mythology, often stylized as "king of the bears".

Alternative forms

• Jāmbavan, Jambavana, Jāmbavana, Jambavat, Jāmbavat, Jambavantha, Jambuwana, Zabaman, Sambuvan

Translations

sloth-bear in Hindu mythology

• Bengali: জাম্ববান (jamboban)
• Gujarati: જાંબુવાન m (jā̃buvān)
• Hindi: जांबवन्त m (jāmbvant), जाम्बवन्त m (jāmbavant), रीछपति m (rīchapti)
• Kannada: ಜಾಂಬವಂತ (kn) (jāmbavanta)
• Malayalam: ജാംബവാന് (jāmbavānŭ)
• Marathi: जांबुवंत (jāmbuvanta)
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• Punjabi: ਜਾਂਵਬੰਧ m (jā̃vbandh)
• Sanskrit: जाम्बवत् (sa) m (jāmbavat), ऋक्षराज (sa) m (ṛkṣarāja)
• Tamil: சாம்பவான் (ta) (cāmpavāṉ)
• Telugu: జాంబవంతుడు (te) (jāmbavantuḍu)
• Thai: ชมพูพาน