ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bhavant (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• भवन्त् (Devanagari script)
• ভৰন্ত্ (Bengali script)
• භවන‍්ත් (Sinhalese script)
• ဘဝန္တ် or ꧤဝၼ္တ် or ꧤဝၼ်တ် (Burmese script)
• ภวนฺตฺ or ภะวันต (Thai script)
• ຠວນ຺ຕ຺ or ຠະວັນຕ or ພະວັນຕ (Lao script)
• ភវន្ត៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑅇𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Adjective

ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺

1. Tai Tham script form of bhavant, which is present active participle of ᨽᩅᨲᩥ (bhavati, “to become”)

Declension

Declension table of "ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhavanto)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhavanto) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣ (bhavantā)
Accusative (second)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩴ (bhavantaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhavanto) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhavante)
Instrumental (third)	ᨽᩅᨲᩣ (bhavatā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨶ (bhavantena)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩉᩥ (bhavantehi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨽᩥ (bhavantebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ᨽᩅᨲᩮᩣ (bhavato) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩔ (bhavantassa)	ᨽᩅᨲᩴ (bhavataṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ (bhavantānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ᨽᩅᨲᩣ (bhavatā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩈ᩠ᨾᩣ (bhavantasmā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᨾ᩠ᩉᩣ (bhavantamhā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣ (bhavantā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩉᩥ (bhavantehi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨽᩥ (bhavantebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ᨽᩅᨲᩮᩣ (bhavato) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩔ (bhavantassa)	ᨽᩅᨲᩴ (bhavataṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ (bhavantānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ᨽᩅᨲᩥ (bhavati) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩈ᩠ᨾᩥᩴ (bhavantasmiṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᨾ᩠ᩉᩥ (bhavantamhi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhavante)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩈᩩ (bhavantesu)
Vocative (calling)	ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ (bhavanta)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhavanto) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣ (bhavantā)

Declension table of "ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦ" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦ (bhavantī)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩮᩣ (bhavantiyo) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦ (bhavantī)
Accusative (second)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᩴ (bhavantiṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩴ (bhavantiyaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩮᩣ (bhavantiyo) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦ (bhavantī)
Instrumental (third)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩣ (bhavantiyā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᩉᩥ (bhavantīhi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᨽᩥ (bhavantībhi)
Dative (fourth)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩣ (bhavantiyā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᨶᩴ (bhavantīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩣ (bhavantiyā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᩉᩥ (bhavantīhi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᨽᩥ (bhavantībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩣ (bhavantiyā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᨶᩴ (bhavantīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩣ (bhavantiyā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩴ (bhavantiyaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦᩈᩩ (bhavantīsu)
Vocative (calling)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥ (bhavanti)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᨿᩮᩣ (bhavantiyo) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩦ (bhavantī)

Declension table of "ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩴ (bhavantaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥ (bhavanti) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩥ (bhavantāni)
Accusative (second)	ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩴ (bhavantaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥ (bhavanti) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩥ (bhavantāni)
Instrumental (third)	ᨽᩅᨲᩣ (bhavatā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨶ (bhavantena)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩉᩥ (bhavantehi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨽᩥ (bhavantebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ᨽᩅᨲᩮᩣ (bhavato) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩔ (bhavantassa)	ᨽᩅᨲᩴ (bhavataṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ (bhavantānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ᨽᩅᨲᩣ (bhavatā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩈ᩠ᨾᩣ (bhavantasmā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᨾ᩠ᩉᩣ (bhavantamhā) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣ (bhavantā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩉᩥ (bhavantehi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨽᩥ (bhavantebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ᨽᩅᨲᩮᩣ (bhavato) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩔ (bhavantassa)	ᨽᩅᨲᩴ (bhavataṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ (bhavantānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ᨽᩅᨲᩥ (bhavati) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩈ᩠ᨾᩥᩴ (bhavantasmiṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᨾ᩠ᩉᩥ (bhavantamhi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhavante)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩈᩩ (bhavantesu)
Vocative (calling)	ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ (bhavanta)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩥ (bhavanti) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩥ (bhavantāni)

Etymology 2

Noun

ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺ m

1. Tai Tham script form of bhavant (“sir”)
   • 2005, บุญคิด วัชรศาสตร์, ภาษาเมืองล้านนา [The Language of Mueang Lanna] (overall work in Thai), Chiang Mai: Tharatong Print Shop, →ISBN, page 189:

     (᪖) ᩅᨶ᩠ᨴᩣᨾᩥ ᩋᩣᩁᩣᨾᩮ ᨻᨴ᩠ᨵᩈᩦᨾᩣᨿᩴ ᩈᨻᩛᩴ ᨾᩮ ᨴᩮᩤᩈᩴ ᨡᨾᨳ ᨾᩮ ᨽᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ

     (6) vandāmi ārāme baddhasīmāyaṃ sabbaṃ me dosaṃ khamatha me bhante

     (6) I pay homage to the grounds of the monastery. Forgive me all my faults, venerable sirs.

   • 2005, บุญคิด วัชรศาสตร์, ภาษาเมืองล้านนา [The Language of Mueang Lanna] (overall work in Thai), Chiang Mai: Tharatong Print Shop, →ISBN, page 192:

     (᪒) ᩈᩩᨱᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ ᨽᩮᩣᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ ᨿᩮ ᨴᩮᩅᩤ ᩋᩈ᩠ᨾᩥᩴ ᨮᩣᨶᩮ ᩋᩣᨴᩥᨣᨲᩣ* ᨴᩦᨥᩣᨿᩩᨠᩣ ᩈᨴᩤ ᩉᩮᩣᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ.
     (᪓) ᩈᨻᩛᩈᨲ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ ᩈᩩᨡᩦ ᩋᨲ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ ᨷᩁᩥᩉᩁᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ.

     (2) suṇantu bhonto ye devā asmiṃ ṭhāne ādigatā* dīghāyukā sadā hontu,
     (3) sabbasattānaṃ sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu.
     * Translated as though adhigatā

     Listen, Lords! May the devas who stay at this place always be long-lived, and live happily for themselves and for the benefit of all beings.

Declension

Declension table of "ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲ᩺" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhavanto) or ᨽᩮᩣᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhonto)
Accusative (second)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩴ (bhavantaṃ)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhavante)
Instrumental (third)	ᨽᩮᩣᨲᩣ (bhotā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩉᩥ (bhavantehi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨽᩥ (bhavantebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ᨽᩮᩣᨲᩮᩣ (bhoto)	ᨽᩅᨲᩴ (bhavataṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ (bhavantānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ᨽᩮᩣᨲᩣ (bhotā)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩉᩥ (bhavantehi) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᨽᩥ (bhavantebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ᨽᩮᩣᨲᩮᩣ (bhoto)	ᨽᩅᨲᩴ (bhavataṃ) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩣᨶᩴ (bhavantānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ᨽᩅᨲᩥ (bhavati) or ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhavante)	ᨽᩅᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩈᩩ (bhavantesu)
Vocative (calling)	ᨽᩮᩣ (bho) or ᨽᩅᩴ (bhavaṃ) or ᨽᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhante)	ᨽᩮᩣ (bho) or ᨽᨶ᩠ᨲᩮ (bhante) or ᨽᩮᩣᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (bhonto)