भँवर

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भौंर (bha͠ur)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-

Sanskrit भ्रम् (bhram)

Sanskrit -अर (-ara)

Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara)

Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara)

Hindi भँवर (bhãvar)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭 (bhamara), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara), from भ्रम् (bhram) + -अर (-ara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə̃.ʋəɾ/, [bʱɐ̃.ʋɐɾ]

Noun

भँवर • (bhãvar) m (Urdu spelling بھَنوَر)

1. black bee, carpenter bee, Xylocopa
2. whirlpool, spinning of the waves

Declension

Declension of भँवर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भँवर bhãvar	भँवर bhãvar
oblique	भँवर bhãvar	भँवरों bhãvarõ
vocative	भँवर bhãvar	भँवरो bhãvaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भँवर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press