भू

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • the act of becoming or arising
  • the place of being, space, world or universe
  • the earth as constituting one of the 3 worlds
  • earth as a substance, ground, soil, land, landed property
  • floor, pavement
  • a place, spot, piece of ground
  • the base of any geometric figure
  • object, matter
  • a sacrificial fire

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

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