जन्मभूमि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जन्मभूमि (janmabhūmi). Cognate with Marathi जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒən.mᵊ.bʱuː.miː/, [d͡ʒɐ̃n.mᵊ.bʱuː.miː]

Noun

जन्मभूमि • (janmabhūmi) f

1. the land of one's birth

Declension

Declension of जन्मभूमि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi	जन्मभूमियाँ janmabhūmiyā̃
oblique	जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi	जन्मभूमियों janmabhūmiyõ
vocative	जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi	जन्मभूमियो janmabhūmiyo

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compound of जन्म (janma, “birth”) +‎ भूमि (bhūmi, “land”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐn.mɐ.bʱuː.mi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐn̪.mɐˈbʱuː.mi/

Noun

जन्मभूमि • (janmabhūmi) stem, f

1. native country, birthplace

Descendants

• → Gujarati: જન્મભૂમિ (janmabhūmi)
• → Hindi: जन्मभूमि (janmabhūmi)
• → Kannada: ಜನ್ಮಭೂಮಿ (janmabhūmi)
• → Malayalam: ജന്മഭൂമി (janmabhūmi)
• → Marathi: जन्मभूमी (janmabhūmī)
• → Telugu: జన్మభూమి (janmabhūmi)